Bug #5747

Add ability to skip package validation when packaging a package

Details

Request #5747	Add ability to skip package validation when packaging a package
Submitted	2005-10-21 20:44 UTC
From	scott at crisscott dot com
Status	Wont fix
Package	PEAR
PHP Version	5.0.3
OS	Linux
Roadmaps	(Not assigned)

Comments

[2005-10-21 20:44 UTC] scott at crisscott dot com

Description:
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With the advent of channels, PEAR has become a viable distribution tool for more than just PHP code. I am using PEAR to manage all of our PHP development including websites. This causes a problem when files that are not PHP code need to be treated as if they were (i.e. role="php"). When a non-PHP file is validated because its role is PHP, the PEAR packager throws way too many validation errors to count.

I would like to be able to package any collection of files without validation. One solution is to pass a commandline flag that tells PEAR not to validate a package when packaging it. I do not think this is the optimal solution but it is one that I was able to implement relatively quickly. Please see the patches in the Test script section.

Test script:
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http://crisscott.com/tmp/PEAR_Packager.patch
http://crisscott.com/tmp/PEAR_Command_Package.patch

[2005-10-24 13:18 UTC] scott at crisscott dot com

Thanks Greg. This is exactly what I was looking for. I just didn't understand it completely.