12.12. The PEAR Release Process
Before you begin, you need a PEAR account. You can request one by following a link from the login page, or by going directly to http://pear.php.net/account-request.php.
The PEAR Release Process is a procedure for developers who publish PEAR package releases. The first time you release a package, you need to go through the following steps:
1. | Propose a package. |
2. | Wait for vote results. |
3. | Create a package. |
4. | Roll a tarball. |
5. | Test/QA. |
6. | Upload the release. |
Steps 1 through 3 are only required for the first release. For subsequent releases, you only need to go through Steps 4 to 6.
Once you intend to publish a package through the PEAR infrastructure, it is a good idea to just suggest the package to the pear-dev mailing ...
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