[arch-general] Removal of php-pear, what provides functionality

[respiranto]

On 2016-01-07 20:30, David C. Rankin wrote:
> All,
> 
>   Reading the notes on archlinux.org, I see a number of the php
> sub-packages (php-pear, php-mssql, php-ldap, etc.) have been removed.
> What will provide the continued functionality that those packages
> provide. Specifically pear is a requirement for eGroupWare. The link to
> the php 7 migration guide doesn't address anything related to pear
> itself. Is pear functionality provided by default in php 7? I just want
> to make sure the next update doesn't take down by office groupware app.
> Thanks.
> 

php-pear is in the AUR [0].
According to the version, it complies with PHP 7 [1].

[0] https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/php-pear/
[1] http://blog.pear.php.net/2015/07/25/pear-1-10-0dev1/