Re: [RFC] Add Directive to Make All Namespaced Function CallsGlobal
| From: | Nick Lockheart | Date: | Sun, 04 Aug 2024 18:04:22 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: [RFC] Add Directive to Make All Namespaced Function CallsGlobal | ||
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On Sun, 2024-08-04 at 20:02 +0200, Christoph M. Becker wrote:
> On 04.08.2024 at 15:09, Nick Lockheart wrote:
>
> > To that end, I have created the following RFC:
> >
> > https://wiki.php.net/rfc/global_function_parser_directive
> > I am asking that we discuss and vote on the following question:
> >
> > “Should there be some way for developers to signal to the parser at
> > compile time that all unqualified function names found in a
> > namespace
> > context are global, without a namespace lookup?”
> >
> > Yes: We should do this, let's discuss syntax possibilities.
> >
> > No: This should not be a feature at all.
>
> Thanks for the PR!
>
> However, it seems to me that the "syntax possibilites" are an
> important
> part of the vote. Maybe all will agree that having that option is
> good,
> but there still might not even be consensus on the "syntax".
>
> Maybe just some straw poll to gauge interest in the general feature
> would be more appropriate?
>
> Christoph
>
That's exactly what this is: a straw poll on the feature itself.