Re: E_ALL changes in 5.2/6.0

Hello Lukas, Monday, May 15, 2006, 8:43:41 AM, you wrote: > Derick Rethans wrote: >> On Sun, 14 May 2006, Marcus Boerger wrote: >> >>> That said i am about to not remove E_STRICT from E_ALL and MFH the php >>> 6.0 to item just now. >>> See: http://oss.backendmedia.com/PhP60 (add E_STRICT >>> to E_ALL DONE (dmitry)) >>> >>> Since this is for the benefit of the users to prevent issues with >>> changes in behavior from my opinion it is best to do this behavior >>> change as early as possible, which is in my opinion 5.2 anyway. >>> >>> That said i'll let it in and if there is no valid argument against, i >>> will put it into the NEWS file and the newly started README.UPDATE_5_2. >> >> Yup, I agree on this. > The key point is that with reading the upgrading guide people will know > howto get the old behavior. I do not quite agree that this change is > necessary, but I guess the "ALL" in "E_ALL" implies it includes > everything, so its logical on that level. > regards, > Lukas > PS: Obviously this will be quite painful for PEAR, but I guess that is > partially the point here: create some pains to nudge people towards > writing PHP5 only code. Or maybe its just about covering our asses > against users who complain about us removing deprecated functionality > after a few minor releases. Sorry i have to say that but PEAR is no argument here as still after years of PHP 5 there is no PHP 5 compatible PEAR. Yet we are discussing a PHP 5 version here. Best regards, Marcus