--- pkg-descr.old	Wed Apr 14 18:53:18 2004
+++ pkg-descr	Tue Oct 26 13:43:18 2004
@@ -1,4 +1,12 @@
-PEAR Base System, with the PEAR base class and the PEAR_Error error handling
-mechanism.
+The PEAR package contains:
+* the PEAR installer, for creating, distributing and installing packages
+* the alpha-quality PEAR_Exception php5-only exception class
+* the beta-quality PEAR_ErrorStack advanced error handling mechanism
+* the PEAR_Error error handling mechanism
+* the OS_Guess class for retrieving info about the OS where PHP is
+  running on
+* the System class for quick handling common operations with files and 
+  directories
+* the PEAR base class
 
 WWW: http://pear.php.net/package/PEAR/