Zesty - pear fail messages - Unable to find the wrapper "channel"

[David Favor]

To reproduce. Install php + pear on Zesty + install any package.

The actual package installation seems to work.

All the error messages just should be fixed, to reduce confusion about whether or not a package install really worked.
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lxd: net11-migration # lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 17.04
Release: 17.04
Codename: zesty

lxd: net11-migration # pear upgrade
Nothing to upgrade

lxd: net11-migration # rm -rf /usr/share/php/.channels

lxd: net11-migration # pear update-channels
Updating channel "doc.php.net"
Update of Channel "doc.php.net" succeeded
Updating channel "pear.php.net"
Update of Channel "pear.php.net" succeeded
Updating channel "pecl.php.net"
Update of Channel "pecl.php.net" succeeded

lxd: net11-migration # pear install PHP_CodeSniffer

Warning: file_exists(): Unable to find the wrapper "channel" - did you forget to enable it when you configured PHP? in PEAR/Downloader/Package.php on line 1511
PHP Warning: file_exists(): Unable to find the wrapper "channel" - did you forget to enable it when you configured PHP? in /usr/share/php/PEAR/Downloader/Package.php on line 1511
PHP Stack trace:
PHP 1. {main}() /usr/share/php/pearcmd.php:0
PHP 2. PEAR_Command_Common->run() /usr/share/php/pearcmd.php:316
PHP 3. PEAR_Command_Install->doInstall() /usr/share/php/PEAR/Command/Common.php:270
PHP 4. PEAR_Downloader->download() /usr/share/php/PEAR/Command/Install.php:666
PHP 5. PEAR_Downloader_Package->initialize() /usr/share/php/PEAR/Downloader.php:296
PHP 6. PEAR_Downloader_Package->_fromFile() /usr/share/php/PEAR/Downloader/Package.php:159
PHP 7. file_exists() /usr/share/php/PEAR/Downloader/Package.php:1511

Warning: is_file(): Unable to find the wrapper "channel" - did you forget to enable it when you configured PHP? in PEAR/Downloader/Package.php on line 1521
PHP Warning: is_file(): Unable to find the wrapper "channel" - did you forget to enable it when you configured PHP? in /usr/share/php/PEAR/Downloader/Package.php on line 1521
PHP Stack trace:
PHP 1. {main}() /usr/share/php/pearcmd.php:0
PHP 2. PEAR_Command_Common->run() /usr/share/php/pearcmd.php:316
PHP 3. PEAR_Command_Install->doInstall() /usr/share/php/PEAR/Command/Common.php:270
PHP 4. PEAR_Downloader->download() /usr/share/php/PEAR/Command/Install.php:666
PHP 5. PEAR_Downloader_Package->initialize() /usr/share/php/PEAR/Downloader.php:296
PHP 6. PEAR_Downloader_Package->_fromFile() /usr/share/php/PEAR/Downloader/Package.php:159
PHP 7. is_file() /usr/share/php/PEAR/Downloader/Package.php:1521

Warning: is_file(): Unable to find the wrapper "channel" - did you forget to enable it when you configured PHP? in PEAR/Downloader/Package.php on line 1521
PHP Warning: is_file(): Unable to find the wrapper "channel" - did you forget to enable it when you configured PHP? in /usr/share/php/PEAR/Downloader/Package.php on line 1521
PHP Stack trace:
PHP 1. {main}() /usr/share/php/pearcmd.php:0
PHP 2. PEAR_Command_Common->run() /usr/share/php/pearcmd.php:316
PHP 3. PEAR_Command_Install->doInstall() /usr/share/php/PEAR/Command/Common.php:270
PHP 4. PEAR_Downloader->download() /usr/share/php/PEAR/Command/Install.php:666
PHP 5. PEAR_Downloader_Package->initialize() /usr/share/php/PEAR/Downloader.php:296
PHP 6. PEAR_Downloader_Package->_fromFile() /usr/share/php/PEAR/Downloader/Package.php:159
PHP 7. is_file() /usr/share/php/PEAR/Downloader/Package.php:1521
WARNING: channel "pear.php.net" has updated its protocols, use "pear channel-update pear.php.net" to update
downloading PHP_CodeSniffer-3.0.2.tgz ...
Starting to download PHP_CodeSniffer-3.0.2.tgz (529,486 bytes)
..........................................................................................................done: 529,486 bytes
install ok: channel://pear.php.net/PHP_CodeSniffer-3.0.2

Warning: unlink(/tmp/glibctesta2BTUt): No such file or directory in System.php on line 225
PHP Warning: unlink(/tmp/glibctesta2BTUt): No such file or directory in /usr/share/php/System.php on line 225
PHP Stack trace:
PHP 1. _PEAR_call_destructors() /usr/share/php/PEAR.php:0
PHP 2. call_user_func_array:{/usr/share/php/PEAR.php:809}() /usr/share/php/PEAR.php:809
PHP 3. System::_removeTmpFiles() /usr/share/php/PEAR.php:809
PHP 4. System::rm() /usr/share/php/System.php:450
PHP 5. unlink() /usr/share/php/System.php:225

Warning: unlink(/tmp/pear/temp/pearMmyUcN): No such file or directory in System.php on line 225
PHP Warning: unlink(/tmp/pear/temp/pearMmyUcN): No such file or directory in /usr/share/php/System.php on line 225
PHP Stack trace:
PHP 1. _PEAR_call_destructors() /usr/share/php/PEAR.php:0
PHP 2. call_user_func_array:{/usr/share/php/PEAR.php:809}() /usr/share/php/PEAR.php:809
PHP 3. System::_removeTmpFiles() /usr/share/php/PEAR.php:809
PHP 4. System::rm() /usr/share/php/System.php:450
PHP 5. unlink() /usr/share/php/System.php:225

[Simon Déziel (sdeziel)]

@David, since Zesty has reached its end of life, would you mind testing with a newer release?

[Robie Basak (racb)]

Looks like this is an issue with pear, rather than PHP itself?

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for php-pear (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]