PEAR_PackageFileManager : The Definitive Guide |
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The package definition file package.xml
is, as the name already implies, a well-formed XML file that contains
all information about a PEAR package. Version 2.0 contains several
important enhancements over version 1.0, including
Channel support
Binary PECL packages support (not fully implemented in PEAR 1.4.0)
More specific dependency resolution
This chapter will describe the allowed elements of the package definition file.
The PEAR_PackageFileManager package simplifies the creation of package.xml. You can install PEAR_PackageFileManager via the usual command.
$ pear install PEAR_PackageFileManager
![[Note]](img/admons/note.png)
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Note |
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| Since version 1.6.0a1, PEAR_PackageFileManager supports package.xml 2.0 with the PEAR_PackageFileManager2 class. |
| PEAR_PackageFileManager : The Definitive Guide | v 1.6.0 : November 17, 2006 |