| PEAR is dead? [message #183819] |
Thu, 21 November 2013 21:15  |
Mladen Gogala
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The existing PEAR packages are still mostly written using PHP 4 and the
new releases just aren't there. Some packages need to be run with the
notification for deprecated features turned off. I use some of their
package for convenience (HTML_Form, HTML_Table, Image_GraphViz and
Spreadsheet_Excel_Writer) but there are no new releases, no updates,
nothing. The same applies to other packages that I sometimes use
(Console_Getopt, Date, Log). Does anyone have more info about PEAR? Is
the project that was lambasted as PHP CPAN really going belly up? Having
such a repository would be more than useful, in my opinion it was a
mistake to standardize error handling and all those things that are in
the PEAR package.
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Mladen Gogala
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| Re: PEAR is dead? [message #183823 is a reply to message #183819] |
Thu, 21 November 2013 21:54  |
Christoph Michael Bec
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Mladen Gogala wrote:
> The existing PEAR packages are still mostly written using PHP 4 and the
> new releases just aren't there. Some packages need to be run with the
> notification for deprecated features turned off. I use some of their
> package for convenience (HTML_Form, HTML_Table, Image_GraphViz and
> Spreadsheet_Excel_Writer) but there are no new releases, no updates,
> nothing. The same applies to other packages that I sometimes use
> (Console_Getopt, Date, Log). Does anyone have more info about PEAR? Is
> the project that was lambasted as PHP CPAN really going belly up? Having
> such a repository would be more than useful, in my opinion it was a
> mistake to standardize error handling and all those things that are in
> the PEAR package.
I cannot comment on the general state of PEAR as I'm using only a few of
its packages, but you may have a look at the website of the packages
you're using. E.g. HTML_Form[1] has been superseded by
HTML_QuickForm2[2], which seems to be still maintained. And that what
it's all about: as long as there are maintainers for the packages, PEAR
is not dead. I believe that every helping hand is welcome as usual for
OSS. ;)
[1] <http://pear.php.net/package/HTML_Form>
[2] <http://pear.php.net/package/HTML_QuickForm2>
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| Re: PEAR is dead? [message #183824 is a reply to message #183819] |
Thu, 21 November 2013 21:54 |
Thomas 'PointedEars'
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Mladen Gogala wrote:
> The existing PEAR packages are still mostly written using PHP 4 and the
> new releases just aren't there. Some packages need to be run with the
> notification for deprecated features turned off. I use some of their
> package for convenience (HTML_Form, HTML_Table, Image_GraphViz and
> Spreadsheet_Excel_Writer) but there are no new releases, no updates,
> nothing.
That does not ap-PEAR to be correct.
> The same applies to other packages that I sometimes use (Console_Getopt,
> Date, Log). Does anyone have more info about PEAR? Is
> the project that was lambasted as PHP CPAN really going belly up? […]
Have you visited the PEAR site lately? If no, why not? If yes, why are you
still asking?
PointedEars
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realism: HTML 4.01 Strict
evangelism: XHTML 1.0 Strict
madness: XHTML 1.1 as application/xhtml+xml
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| Re: PEAR is dead? [message #183826 is a reply to message #183824] |
Thu, 21 November 2013 22:20 |
Mladen Gogala
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On Thu, 21 Nov 2013 22:54:53 +0100, Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn wrote:
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> Have you visited the PEAR site lately? If no, why not?
Yes, I have.
> If yes, why are you still asking?
Because the essential packages like PEAR itself and PHP_Beautifier
haven't had any releases for quite some time.
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Mladen Gogala
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| Re: PEAR is dead? [message #183828 is a reply to message #183824] |
Thu, 21 November 2013 22:38 |
The Natural Philosoph
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On 21/11/13 21:54, Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn wrote:
> Mladen Gogala wrote:
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>> The existing PEAR packages are still mostly written using PHP 4 and the
>> new releases just aren't there. Some packages need to be run with the
>> notification for deprecated features turned off. I use some of their
>> package for convenience (HTML_Form, HTML_Table, Image_GraphViz and
>> Spreadsheet_Excel_Writer) but there are no new releases, no updates,
>> nothing.
>
> That does not ap-PEAR to be correct.
>
>> The same applies to other packages that I sometimes use (Console_Getopt,
>> Date, Log). Does anyone have more info about PEAR? Is
>> the project that was lambasted as PHP CPAN really going belly up? […]
>
> Have you visited the PEAR site lately? If no, why not? If yes, why are you
> still asking?
>
>
> PointedEars
>
perhaps its just gone PEAR shaped?
....I'll get my coat...
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(in-ep-toc’-ra-cy) – a system of government where the least capable to
lead are elected by the least capable of producing, and where the
members of society least likely to sustain themselves or succeed, are
rewarded with goods and services paid for by the confiscated wealth of a
diminishing number of producers.
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| Re: PEAR is dead? [message #183829 is a reply to message #183826] |
Thu, 21 November 2013 22:41 |
Thomas 'PointedEars'
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Mladen Gogala wrote:
> On Thu, 21 Nov 2013 22:54:53 +0100, Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn wrote:
>> Have you visited the PEAR site lately? If no, why not?
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> Yes, I have.
Have you found the section titled “Hot off the Press”?
>> If yes, why are you still asking?
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> Because the essential packages like PEAR itself and PHP_Beautifier
> haven't had any releases for quite some time.
pear/pear-core had the last update 5 days ago. Also, OSS requires people
who not only want to consume.
PointedEars
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Prototype.js was written by people who don't know javascript for people
who don't know javascript. People who don't know javascript are not
the best source of advice on designing systems that use javascript.
-- Richard Cornford, cljs, <f806at$ail$1$8300dec7(at)news(dot)demon(dot)co(dot)uk>
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| Re: PEAR is dead? [message #183830 is a reply to message #183829] |
Thu, 21 November 2013 22:50 |
Christoph Michael Bec
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Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn wrote:
> Mladen Gogala wrote:
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> [...]
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> Have you found the section titled “Hot off the Press”?
However, that was written on 24th Jan 2012 -- nearly two years ago.
>> Because the essential packages like PEAR itself and PHP_Beautifier
>> haven't had any releases for quite some time.
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> pear/pear-core had the last update 5 days ago. Also, OSS requires people
> who not only want to consume.
ACK.
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| Re: PEAR is dead? [message #183832 is a reply to message #183830] |
Thu, 21 November 2013 23:27 |
Thomas 'PointedEars'
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Christoph Michael Becker wrote:
> Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn wrote:
>> Mladen Gogala wrote:
>> [...]
>> Have you found the section titled “Hot off the Press”?
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> However, that was written on 24th Jan 2012 -- nearly two years ago.
The date there does not matter.
PointedEars
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| Re: PEAR is dead? [message #183840 is a reply to message #183832] |
Fri, 22 November 2013 11:15 |
Arno Welzel
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Am 22.11.2013 00:27, schrieb Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn:
> Christoph Michael Becker wrote:
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>> Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn wrote:
>>> Mladen Gogala wrote:
>>> [...]
>>> Have you found the section titled “Hot off the Press”?
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>> However, that was written on 24th Jan 2012 -- nearly two years ago.
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> The date there does not matter.
So - what does a news tell us about the activitiy of a project, if it is
nearly two years old?
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| Re: PEAR is dead? [message #183841 is a reply to message #183829] |
Fri, 22 November 2013 11:18 |
Arno Welzel
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Am 21.11.2013 23:41, schrieb Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn:
> Mladen Gogala wrote:
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>> On Thu, 21 Nov 2013 22:54:53 +0100, Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn wrote:
>>> Have you visited the PEAR site lately? If no, why not?
>>
>> Yes, I have.
>
> Have you found the section titled “Hot off the Press”?
>
>>> If yes, why are you still asking?
>>
>> Because the essential packages like PEAR itself and PHP_Beautifier
>> haven't had any releases for quite some time.
>
> pear/pear-core had the last update 5 days ago. Also, OSS requires people
> who not only want to consume.
ACK.
But about the last update of pear...
<http://pear.php.net/package/PEAR/>
Current Release
1.9.4 (stable) was released on 2011-07-07 (Changelog)
What exactly do you refer by "pear/pear-core"?
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Arno Welzel
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http://de-rec-fahrrad.de
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| Re: PEAR is dead? [message #183865 is a reply to message #183862] |
Fri, 22 November 2013 20:43 |
Thomas 'PointedEars'
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Christoph Michael Becker wrote:
> Arno Welzel wrote:
>> What exactly do you refer by "pear/pear-core"?
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> Most likely the GIT repository:
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> <https://github.com/pear/pear-core>
Which is mentioned in the document linked from said section of the PEAR
site. Which is why the date on the PEAR site does not matter.
Pointed"<Q>Oh, you'd like me to connect the dots for you, lead you from A to
B to C, so that your puny mind could comprehend? How boring.</Q>"Ears
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Danny Goodman's books are out of date and teach practices that are
positively harmful for cross-browser scripting.
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| Re: PEAR is dead? [message #183866 is a reply to message #183865] |
Fri, 22 November 2013 22:45 |
Christoph Michael Bec
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Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn wrote:
> Christoph Michael Becker wrote:
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>> Arno Welzel wrote:
>>> What exactly do you refer by "pear/pear-core"?
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>> Most likely the GIT repository:
>>
>> <https://github.com/pear/pear-core>
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> Which is mentioned in the document linked from said section of the PEAR
> site. Which is why the date on the PEAR site does not matter.
On further rethinking: ACK.
> Pointed"<Q>Oh, you'd like me to connect the dots for you, lead you from A to
> B to C, so that your puny mind could comprehend? How boring.</Q>"Ears
"The only noble desire is the desire to serve others." -- Surak :)
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| Re: PEAR is dead? [message #183867 is a reply to message #183866] |
Fri, 22 November 2013 22:52 |
The Natural Philosoph
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On 22/11/13 22:45, Christoph Michael Becker wrote:
> Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn wrote:
> "The only noble desire is the desire to serve others." -- Surak :)
>
Noble and pointed ears? novel concept...
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lead are elected by the least capable of producing, and where the
members of society least likely to sustain themselves or succeed, are
rewarded with goods and services paid for by the confiscated wealth of a
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| Re: PEAR is dead? [message #183868 is a reply to message #183866] |
Fri, 22 November 2013 23:01 |
Thomas 'PointedEars'
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Christoph Michael Becker wrote:
> Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn wrote:
>> Pointed"<Q>Oh, you'd like me to connect the dots for you, lead you from A
>> to B to C, so that your puny mind could comprehend? How boring.</Q>"Ears
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> "The only noble desire is the desire to serve others." -- Surak :)
Non-canon ;-)
F'up2 poster
PointedEars
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