Re: Re: [ZEND-ENGINE-CVS] cvs: ZendEngine2 / zend_API.c
| From: | Thies C. Arntzen | Date: | Tue, 15 Jul 2003 06:48:52 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: Re: [ZEND-ENGINE-CVS] cvs: ZendEngine2 / zend_API.c | ||
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On Tue, Jul 15, 2003 at 07:29:06AM +0200, Andi Gutmans wrote:
> I don't quite remember Andrei's reason for choosing zval *
> instead of zval
> ** but it probably does make sense to change 'z' to return a zval **
> instead of adding a new character ('Z') for returning zval **.
> The downside is that we'd have to fix all of the extensions which sucks but
> is quite doable. We've done it in the past for other changes.
> Don't forget that zval ** can do everything a zval * can and more (i.e. it
> can be used in conjunction with convert_to_string_ex() and friends).
>
> Comments?
i don't think it's a good idea to break the BC for the C-API
just 'cause of that.
re,
tc