Re: Latest commit -- depreciation of call_user_method()
| From: | Rasmus Lerdorf | Date: | Thu, 17 May 2001 14:35:25 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: Latest commit -- depreciation of call_user_method() | ||
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> >I really don't think that this should be something to strive for. There
> >should be a really really good reason for making changes that break
> >backward compatibility. We have that second version number reserved for
> >such BC breaking changes that don't involve a huge rewrite (which is what
> >the first version number is for). And yes, we have been very afraid to
> >make such changes, as we should be! And the fact that we have never had a
> >.1 is an indication of just how unwilling we have been to make such
> >changes. I see this as a success and not as a failure. Imagine writing a
>
> I don't agree. Have you noticed the thread about domxml currently running
> in php-dev@? Wouldn't that justify a 4.1? What would?
No, I don't think a single extension should affect the PHP version number
to that extent. But I do think we should be moving towards versioning the
extensions individually.
-Rasmus