I would like to be able to checkout the symfony folder by svn and just drop it under a php include path, possibly run a script that fixes a few path constants for symfony.
Currently, as seen in the apps/app/config/config.php that is automatically created along new application, the only possible installs are local (in lib/symfony) or global via pear. I'd like the possibility of a global install outside pear.
The problem with pear is that upgrading wipes out all the changes that can have been written by the user.
Right now the simplest way to install symfony globally outside pear seems to have symbolic links "lib" and a "data" folder that mimic the pear installation. It'd be great to have a better solution. Thanks!