RE: [PHP-DEV] short_open_tag

> >>I'm ok with this change, if Sascha sets up a script that would redirect > >>all letters that include "Why the hell did my scripts stop working with > >>PHP 4.0.?@#$?@#%^@!#^" lookalikes to Kristian and yourself, and > you both > >>guarantee to answer all of these letters. > > > >providently adding a FAQ? > > Won't be enough. Most people don't read FAQs. > > > I can live without it, I know how to switch it on, but to be prepared > > for the near future XML, text editors etc. I would make sense, > it is not > > about constant changes, it is about reasonable changes and > reasonable is > > subjective to some extent :) > > PHP is prepared for XML. It has XML support. I don't know how > many people > *generate* XML with PHP, though. Considering 4 years have passed > since we > decided to support the <?php tag because XML taking over the world and > obsoleting HTML is just around the corner, I'm pretty skeptic about this > today... OK from time to time there are going to be changes like this, with the new release process in place (and seeming to work) it would take very little to add a LARGE note in ./configure to the user, somthing like: +------------------------------------------------------+ | CHANGE OF BEHAVIOUR | | ------------------- | | short_tags is now defaulted to OFF in | | php.ini-recomended use php.ini-compatible too be | | compatible with previous versions of PHP. This | | behaviour is now deprciated and will be phased out | | over time so that php becomes 100% XML complaint | | - The PHP Dev Team. | +------------------------------------------------------+ Os somthing similar. THen for win32 the installer can have a nice big message box with it in and the ZIP archive with the binaries in can have a comment. IMHO this would be a semi reliable way of getting a message to the masses. This notice really needs to appear in BOLD white text that will grab peoples attention. James