diff --git a/pear/Makefile.in b/pear/Makefile.in
index 92818c0d78b..e427a020cb8 100644
--- a/pear/Makefile.in
+++ b/pear/Makefile.in
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ PEAR_FILES = \
 	DB/pgsql.php \
 	DB/storage.php \
 	HTTP.php \
-	File/Find.php
+	File/Find.php \
+	PEAR_ERROR.php
 
 install-data-local:
 	@if $(mkinstalldirs) $(peardir); then \
diff --git a/pear/PEAR_ERROR.php b/pear/PEAR_ERROR.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1c45bd23a0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pear/PEAR_ERROR.php
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+<?php
+//
+// +----------------------------------------------------------------------+
+// | PHP version 4.0                                                      |
+// +----------------------------------------------------------------------+
+// | Copyright (c) 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 The PHP Group                   |
+// +----------------------------------------------------------------------+
+// | This source file is subject to version 2.0 of the PHP license,       |
+// | that is bundled with this package in the file LICENSE, and is        |
+// | available at through the world-wide-web at                           |
+// | http://www.php.net/license/2_0.txt.                                  |
+// | If you did not receive a copy of the PHP license and are unable to   |
+// | obtain it through the world-wide-web, please send a note to          |
+// | license@php.net so we can mail you a copy immediately.               |
+// +----------------------------------------------------------------------+
+// | Authors: Sterling Hughes <sterling@php.net>                          |
+// +----------------------------------------------------------------------+
+//
+// $Id$
+//
+// Commonly needed functions searching directory trees
+//
+
+//
+// This class is based on ideas from Ulf Wendel
+//
+
+class PEAR_ERROR
+{
+	var $CLASSNAME            = '';
+	var $ERROR_MESSAGE_PREFIX = '';
+	var $ERROR_PREPEND        = '';
+	var $ERROR_APPEND         = '';
+	
+	var $DIE_ON_ERROR         = '';
+	var $AUTO_PRINT_ERROR     = '';
+	
+	var $LEVEL         = 0;
+	var $TRIGGER_ERROR = false;
+	
+	var $message = '';
+	var $file    = '';
+	var $line    = 0;
+	
+	function PEAR_ERROR ($message, $file = __FILE__, $line = __LINE__)
+	{
+		$this->message = $message;
+		$this->file    = $file;
+		$this->line    = $line;
+	}
+	
+	function getMessage ()
+	{
+		return ($this->ERROR_PREPEND . $this->ERROR_MESSAGE_PREFIX .
+		        $this->message       . $this->ERROR_APPEND);
+	}
+	
+	function getType ()
+	{
+		return ($this->CLASSNAME);
+	}
+}
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