Req #72718 [Wfx]: PHP 5.6 doesn't strict/deprecated warn for uniform variable syntax changes

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=72718&edit=1 ID: 72718 Updated by: nikic@php.net Reported by: spam2 at rhsoft dot net Summary: PHP 5.6 doesn't strict/deprecated warn for uniform variable syntax changes Status: Wont fix Type: Feature/Change Request Package: Scripting Engine problem PHP Version: 7.0.9 Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: From your comments I deduce that you do not have an automated test suite that would alleviate this problem. In that case, may I suggest the use of one of the many PHP 7 compatibility checkers out there? From a quick look, https://github.com/sstalle/php7cc has code that accurately detects syntax affected by UVS changes. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2016-07-31 10:49:20] spam2 at rhsoft dot net congratulations, so deploy PHP7 will be some sort of "go ahead and look what breaks" since testing every line of code and action on staging systems is just utopic ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2016-07-31 10:40:55] nikic@php.net We're not going to introduce posthumous deprecations on a *stable* branch. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2016-07-31 10:26:56] requinix@php.net I suspect it's not even possible to do this, but I'd rather not spend my time arguing with you. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2016-07-31 10:15:22] spam2 at rhsoft dot net IT IS A BUG not have any deprecation warnings running hundrets of websites on PHP 5.6 with error reporting E_ALL ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2016-07-31 10:14:00] requinix@php.net Thank you for taking the time to write to us, but this is not a bug. Please double-check the documentation available at http://www.php.net/manual/ and the instructions on how to report a bug at http://bugs.php.net/how-to-report.php You'd think a change like that would be documented, right? http://php.net/manual/en/migration70.incompatible.php#migration70.incompatible.variable-handling ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The remainder of the comments for this report are too long. To view the rest of the comments, please view the bug report online at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=72718 -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=72718&edit=1