MFB fix Bug #10645  	Patch for verbose sign command [cweiske]
MFB fix Bug #10621  	channel-info does not handle mirrors properly
MFB fix Bug #10661  	Failure to install local package
plus earlier fully fix Bug #10372  	upgrade package, only try when needed
MFB fully fix Bug #10372  	upgrade package, only try when needed
MFB fix Bug #10690  	RunTest.php parses HTTP headers for non-CGI tests [jstump]
MFB fix Bug #10676  	tmpdir() search variables in wrong order.
MFB fix Bug #10720  	Notice: Undefined variable: group in PEAR/Downloader/Package.php on line 698
MFB fix Bug #10733  	Validator cannot handle invalid package2.xml file
if channel:// is passed in, we get a notice
MFB update test to current cvs
MFB fix tests
MFB fix Bug #10768  	if a package is not installed, upgrade will not install it
fix regression introduced in CVS of 1.5.3, upgrade not working
MFH fix Bug #10771  	upgrade-all/upgrade will not upgrade non-PEAR channels

major fix to upgrade filtering - channel-specific values
were *not* being used, causing checks for
non-PEAR channels to fail altogether.
fix Bug #10762  	signing fails: tmp file not found [cweiske]
fix Bug #10780  	wrong output from PEAR_Exception
  * fix Bug #10865: using --packagingroot regression [tias/cellog]
fix missing }
  * fix Bug #10873: pear channel-discover broken - pear temp directories
    not writeable [cellog]
missed one instance of PEAR_Error conversion to PEAR_Exception
  * implement Request #10373: if pref_state=stable and installed package=beta,
    allow up to latest beta version [tias]
 * fix Bug #10846: Wont upgrade Text_Wiki from RC1 to RC2 [tias]