Re: disabling dead pecl extensions from pecl install

hi Philip, There is a warning on install. However if you like to improve it or to add more notices, please ask the pear developers, pecl uses the pear installer and the exact same package definition. Cheers, On Sat, Apr 4, 2009 at 6:20 AM, Philip Olson <philip@roshambo.org> wrote: > Hello all, > > There are pecl extensions that people should not install, like filter and > sqlite, so how might we disable them from installing via the pecl command? I > don't think a note on the webpage is enough. > > Or in the very least add a clear message here that also refers to the > alternative. And whether this takes into account the local PHP version I > don't know. A simple version of the idea: > > $ pecl install filter > Failed: This deprecated PECL extension should not be used > Alternative: php-src/filter > Reason: Moved to core > > Maybe allow: > $ pecl install filter --force-i-really-really-mean-it > > > Regards, > Philip > > > -- > PECL development discussion Mailing List (http://pecl.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > -- Pierre http://blog.thepimp.net | http://www.libgd.org