Re: [RFC] Add pack()/unpack() support for signed integers with specific endianness

Hi, > I’d like to present this new RFC. When discussing the issue, we first thought that the RFC > process wasn’t necessary. However, discussions on the PR showed that selecting new letters for > pack and unpack is more challenging than we initially thought, thus creating an RFC for this change. > > Here is the link to the RFC: > https://wiki.php.net/rfc/pack-unpack-endianness-signed-integers-support After the discussions about this RFC as well as taking a step back for a couple of weeks, I'm withdrawing the RFC. I think the initial idea is good, but ultimately its usefulness seems too limited to me as well, and methods such as the one Nicolas mentions with “0 + $var” seem sufficient. Thanks to everyone who participated in the discussion! — Alexandre Daubois