PHP composer install PHPUnit runner

Question

I am trying to install PHPUnit/Runner/Version.php using PHP composer and I get the following error.

The requested package phpunit/phpunit-runner could not be found in any version, there may be a typo in the package name.

I am not sure if I am install the wrong package or what. The following is what I have in my composer.json file.

{
    "require-dev": {
        "phpunit/phpunit": "4.1.*",
        "phpunit/php-invoker": "*",
        "phpunit/dbunit": ">=1.2",
        "phpunit/phpunit-selenium": ">=1.2",
        "phpunit/phpunit-story": "*",
        "phpunit/phpunit-runner": "*" - with this removed that file is unavailable
    }
}

Any help would be great.

The only phpunit-runner package I could find is https://github.com/slavahatnuke/hot-phpunit-runner. Did you mean that one? — Carl Markham
I don't think so. It's part of this thread. github.com/sebastianbergmann/phpunit/issues/1167. It should loading this file github.com/sebastianbergmann/phpunit/blob/4.0/src/Runner/…. — wallerjake
Yes, I found the same thing. What is the package called then? Is it suppose to be part of a different package? I sent an email out to PHPUnit test trying to figure it out. I have installed it before with PEAR but it seems they are no longer adding to PEAR. — wallerjake

Sven Sven · Accepted Answer · 2014-08-28T22:54:05

The class PHPUnit_Runner_Version is part of the core PHPUnit package phpunit/phpunit in any version.

So there is no need to require it seperately because the package name you invented does not exist.

You probably have a different problem you didn't ask in this question about some software not being able to require this class, but this likely isn't being solved this way.

PHP composer install PHPUnit runner

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