Changes/drop pear dep

Drop php-pear dependency for pecl modules

Summary

All PECL packaged modules (php-pecl-*) have a unneeded runtime dependency on php-pear, for module registration in package scriptlets.

Owner

• Name: Remi Collet
• Email: php-devel@fedoraproject.org
• Release notes owner:

Current status

• Targeted release: Fedora 24
• Last updated: 2016-05-04
• Tracker bug: #1310546

Status:

• New %{pecl_xmldir} directory defined and owned by php-common: Done
• New file triggers in php-pear: Done
• PHP Guidelines changes: FPC approved

Detailed Description

Each pecl module package uses scriptlet which use the pecl command, so requires php-pear at runtime.

php-pear is a dying project, and most of users don't need/want it.

Replace the scriptlets in pecl package by file triggers in the php-pear package.

Benefit to Fedora

This fix various annoying bugs:

• drop runtime dependency on php-pear
• fix circular dependencies (php-cli => php-common => php-pecl-jsonc => php-pear => php-cli)
• no more "API" warning on version update (will be useful for 5.6 / 7.0 upgrade using fedup), as the registration is now executed at the end of the transaction

Scope

• Proposal owners:
  • Replace the scriptlets in pecl package by file triggers in the php-pear package.

• Other developers:
  • cleanup pecl module, not mandatory (scriptlets are now noop)

• Release engineering: N/A (not a System Wide Change)

• Policies and guidelines:
  • https://fedorahosted.org/fpc/ticket/597

• Trademark approval: N/A (not needed for this Change)

Upgrade/compatibility impact

Users will be able to use PHP and pecl module without php-pear.

If php-pear is installed, module will be registered as previously.

How To Test

• Install php and some pecl packages
• Install php-pear
• run "pecl list" to check registered extensions

User Experience

They should not notice any change.

Dependencies

• php-pecl-*

Contingency Plan

• Contingency mechanism:
  • Not needed, could be fixed if needed, but module regsitration is only there for users (not for packaging needs).
• Contingency deadline: N/A (not a System Wide Change)
• Blocks release? No

Documentation

Will be in the PHP packaging guidelines.

Release Notes

TBD