Re: planning future BC Breaks - was Re: [PHP-DEV] fatal static call in php 6.0?

From: Date: Fri, 26 May 2006 01:06:16 +0000
Subject: Re: planning future BC Breaks - was Re: [PHP-DEV] fatal static call in php 6.0?
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On 5/26/06, Alan Knowles <alan@akbkhome.com> wrote:
Can we start concentrating on finding a real solution to BC breaks rather than throwing them out there and everyone complaining?
The most important point to discuss for any BC break is about why introduce it. Purity and OO compliance are not good reasons, imho.
define(php5) { stuff that breaks in php6 } define(php6) {
    stuff that doesnt work in PHP5
}
Is it not the idea behind the preprocessor proposal? (see todo wiki). --Pierre

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