Doc #78312 [Asn->Ver]: Different results between 7.3.7 and 7.4

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=78312&edit=1 ID: 78312 Updated by: sjon@php.net Reported by: oleg at andreyev dot lv Summary: Different results between 7.3.7 and 7.4 -Status: Assigned +Status: Verified Type: Documentation Problem Package: PCRE related Operating System: Linux PHP Version: 7.4Git-2019-07-19 (Git) -Assigned To: sjon +Assigned To: Block user comment: N Private report: N Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2019-07-19 17:38:44] oleg at andreyev dot lv As Nikita mentioned only UNMATCHED_AS_NULL is covered and OFFSET_CAPTURE was missed (probably other cases are also missed) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2019-07-19 15:53:26] nikic@php.net This specific case doesn't seem to be mentioned in UPGRADING (it currently only discusses the UNMATCHED_AS_NULL case), so that at least should be added. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2019-07-19 14:44:57] requinix@php.net It will be documented in the function's Changelog and the 7.4 migration guide. That is how these sorts of changes are always handled. Anyone blindly upgrading their codebase to 7.4, or any new version series, is shooting themselves in the foot. Is that acceptable? If not then what are you asking for to happen? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2019-07-19 14:41:36] oleg at andreyev dot lv This is something that I would like to see highlighted because it can affect all templating engines who has some Lexers e.g.: Twig ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2019-07-19 14:12:17] requinix@php.net What's more, this is mentioned by NEWS and UPGRADING so it's not like this change has been forgotten... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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=78312 -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=78312&edit=1