If you want to write an extension for PHP5, use PECL_Gen and read the documentation – it makes writting extensions much easier.
Thomas V.V. Cox proposed some ideas on how binary PECL packages could be handled. [1]
[1] http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=pear-dev&m=105597852111697&w=2
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