The README for Windows should mention PIE and remove PECL.

[MircoBabin]

The current README refers to PECL. While the accepted PHP RFC: Recommend PIE and deprecate PECL states PIE is adopted formally as the recommended installation method for non-bundled PHP Modules and Zend Extensions..

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The PECL links should be removed:

• http://windows.php.net/downloads/pecl/releases/imagick/
• http://windows.php.net/downloads/pecl/deps/

And the smooth PIE path should be documented:

• describe that composer.json (the requirement for PIE) must be adjusted.

{
    "require": {
        "ext-imagick": "3.8.1",

• describe that the PIE installer must downloaded and put into the PATH.
• describe the command for installing

pie-Windows-x64.exe install-extensions-for-project

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P.S. I have also opened php/doc-extensions#23