[MacPorts] #43468: php55 port missing pear variant (or subport?)

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#43468: php55 port missing pear variant (or subport?)
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  Reporter:  mp@…     |      Owner:  macports-tickets@…
      Type:  defect   |     Status:  closed
  Priority:  Normal   |  Milestone:
 Component:  ports    |    Version:  2.2.1
Resolution:  wontfix  |   Keywords:
      Port:  php55    |
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Comment (by mp@…):

 Oh, that's bad news.

 Sure, it makes sense to be able to provide PEAR packages as ports and to
 depend upon them.

 But, on the other hand, there are so many PEAR packages out there. Many
 open source projects provide their own PEAR channels and install
 instructions, not to mention closed-source (internal) packages folks might
 use. I don't think it's practical or feasible to re-package all those as
 ports.

 In this situation, not simply having a pear binary at hand when installing
 one of the newer (php55, for example) ports - as opposed to the "old"
 php5+pear one - is a bit of unnecessary complexity IMO.

 So what's the problem with the binary - is it getting in the way
 somewhere?

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/43468#comment:4>
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