Re: [RFC] Strict Namespace Resolution

On 15 July 2026 01:54:32 BST, "Paul M. Jones" <pmjones@pmjones.io> wrote: >Hi all, > >Per feedback from Tim Tim Düsterhus ><https://externals.io/message/131332#131899> I have extracted >the declare(strict_namespace=1) portion of the function autoloading >proposal to its own RFC. I said this already on the other thread, but if we're going to do this, please let's come up with a better name. "Strict" implies some extra check that namespaces are "correct" in some way, which isn't really what this is about. And without reading the manual (or RFC), I would genuinely have no idea if setting this to "1" meant "all namespaced names have to be qualified" or "all global names have to be qualified". There's also at least two prior RFCs on this subject which we should look back at: - https://wiki.php.net/rfc/fallback-to-root-scope-deprecation - 2017; proposed removing the fallback completely; discussed but never voted - https://wiki.php.net/rfc/use_global_elements - 2020; proposed a declare for global-only lookups; Declined There are probably other relevant threads in the list archives as well. Regards, Rowan Tommins [IMSoP]