There is actually a PHP53 only implementation which i think the PEAR
group is moving towards, and its pretty much in line with what you are
describing.
I need a < 5.3 version as I don't think 5.3 will be widely used for a while.
Its called SimpleChannelServer and is being worked on by brett bieber
of pear (aka Saltybeagle)
http://saltybeagle.com/?section=article&id=124
Hmm. Maybe I can port it to PHP 5.2
I think its prob best that PHP core & infrastruture components be
handled by them, but we need to see what their roadmap looks like.
I agree, but in the past there has never been a solid channel server and
I think I read somewhere that SimpleChannelServer will be the only one
provided going forward.
The channel server can be used for a lot more than just distributing
PEAR packages. Maybe we can abstract it and provide a framework to build
a package distribution systems. This is going to fit well with a project
I am working on and I could lead this effort.
Do you know Brett? Do you think we can have a discussion with him about
this so we can decide on a go-forward. I don't want to duplicate any effort.
Thanks
Christoph
