On Wed, Jun 22, 2005 at 03:36:19PM +0100, Neil McGovern wrote: > On Wed, Jun 22, 2005 at 10:18:35AM -0400, Charles Fry wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I recently filed two ITPs for PHP PEAR packages (bugs #315366 and > > #315368). In order to figure out how to create these packages I looked > > at several current PEAR packages (php-file, php-mail-mime, php-auth, > > php-date), and then tried to extract the packaging principles used in > > each. > > > > I then stumbled accross the following two PEAR packaging > > assistants/guides: > > > > http://pear-package.alioth.debian.org/ > > http://www.madism.org/debian.pear.php > > > > I breifly discussed these options with Piotr on bug #294061, and he > > recommended the discussion of this subject on this list. > > > > It seems to me that Debian should have either some very clear > > guidelines/templates for packaging PEAR packages, and/or a utility such > > as pear-package to do the standard work for you. > > > > It's certainly possible to create a tool that would help package php > PEAR/PECL modules. > > This issue has been discussed before: > http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2004/02/msg01713.html > http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2004/04/msg07277.html > > However, I don't think that we should support PECL/PEAR as a replacement > for dpkg, but handle it similarly to CPAN (dh-make-perl). > > I'll get started on a dh-make-php I have already a working version of dh-make-php check out http://www.steinmann.cx/debian/pool/main/d/dh-make-php/ Uwe -- MMK GmbH, Universitaetsstr. 11, 58097 Hagen Uwe.Steinmann@mmk-hagen.de Tel: +2331 840446 Fax: +2331 843920
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