         VERSION=1.4.9
     SOURCE_HASH='sha512:28ad63f7f3448d82933be375085eec4aa9e7147a21a0c459ffde25ff0f06acbe399d3689490bc1130e951daa06582c4d2f6dccfe2ff7c76bcb1272d9aaa6aa0f'
         UPDATED=20060525
           SPELL=pear-pear
    PEAR_PACKAGE=PEAR
        WEB_SITE=http://pear.php.net/package/PEAR/
      LICENSE[0]=PHP
           SHORT='PEAR: PEAR Base System'
cat << EOF
The PEAR package contains:
* the PEAR installer, for creating,
distributing
and installing packages
* the beta-quality PEAR_Exception PHP5 error
handling mechanism
* the beta-quality PEAR_ErrorStack advanced
error handling mechanism
* the PEAR_Error error handling mechanism
* the OS_Guess class for retrieving info about
the OS
where PHP is running on
* the System class for quick handling of
common operations
with files and directories
* the PEAR base class
New features in a nutshell:
* full support for channels
* pre-download dependency validation
* new package.xml 2.0 format allows
tremendous flexibility while maintaining BC
* support for optional dependency groups and
limited support for sub-packaging
* robust dependency support
* full dependency validation on uninstall
* remote install for hosts with only ftp
access - no more problems with
restricted host installation
* full support for mirroring
* support for bundling several packages into
a single tarball
* support for static dependencies on a
url-based package
* support for custom file roles and
installation tasks
NOTE: users of
PEAR_Frontend_Web/PEAR_Frontend_Gtk must
upgrade their installations
to the latest version, or PEAR will not
upgrade properly
EOF

source  $SECTION_DIRECTORY/PEAR_DETAILS
