Bug#1144069: RFP: php-pie -- PHP Installer for Extensions

Package: wnpp
Severity: wishlist
X-Debbugs-Cc: [email protected]

* Package name    : php-pie
  Version         : 1.4.9
  Upstream Author : James Titcumb & contributors
* URL             : https://github.com/php/pie
* License         : BSD-3-Clause
  Programming Lang: PHP
  Description     : PHP Installer for Extensions

PIE is the official installer for PHP extensions, which replaces
PECL (which is now deprecated). PIE is distributed as a PHAR,
just like Composer, and works in a similar way to Composer,
but it installs PHP extensions (PHP Modules or Zend Extensions)
to your PHP installation, rather than pulling PHP packages into
your project or library.

Notes:

- Debian currently pacakges the PECL installer as part of 'php-pear';
  PIE is the official replacement for PECL, and rapidly becoming
  the recommended way to install PHP extensions from source.
- The 'composer' package is also related, as PIE shares some of its
  code and infrastructure.
- An RPM package has been created for Fedora/EPEL here:
  https://packages.fedoraproject.org/pkgs/pie/pie/