Re: Editing PEAR packages

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Waynn Lue wrote:
> I wanted to makes some local edits to a PEAR package that I downloaded in
> order to build some custom functionality into it.  What's the best way to
> manage this process to ensure that I don't accidentally blow away any
> changes if I update the package?  Should I just copy the entire package to
> my own source repository, then use that directly instead of the PEAR
> package?  And if I do it that way, is there an easy path to upgrade it?

Best would be to follow Shawn's suggestion.  If you do need to make
changes, you should contribute them back to the package, PEAR is an open
public repository, it may be incorporated and help others in your
situation as well (this is the point of PEAR and of open source).

Greg

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