#43468: php55 port missing pear variant (or subport?) ----------------------+-------------------------------- Reporter: mp@… | Owner: macports-tickets@… Type: defect | Status: closed Priority: Normal | Milestone: Component: ports | Version: 2.2.1 Resolution: wontfix | Keywords: Port: php55 | ----------------------+-------------------------------- 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? -- Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/43468#comment:4> MacPorts <http://www.macports.org/> Ports system for OS X