Are we discussing the PEAR installer or everything related to PEAR?
I see no reason to include the PEAR installer by default. Heck, on most distros
it's already split out into a separate package.
If I already have to install a package installer (php-pear) to install extensions using
pecl, then I see no reason why we can't say "install this other installer
instead".
If PEAR works with php7, then great, you can use that as your installer. If
not, use pickle, your distro's package manager, or download a precompiled
binary.
Exactly. Catch: Many distributions use packaging automation which
installs libraries *as pear packages* - as long as there is no way to
mimic pear's system-wide installation with composer or as long as the
have not retooled to make it look alike.
We're working on it. Pear will not vanish from repos anytime soon - but
it should not be part of php proper.
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