Re: Re: [ZEND-ENGINE-CVS] cvs: ZendEngine2 / zend_API.c

On Tue, 15 Jul 2003, Sascha Schumann wrote: > On Tue, 15 Jul 2003, 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. > > If you want to touch all extensions' code which are under > your control, you can also do the minimal z->Z change without > breaking the API for the rest of the world. Right, I think changing the API does not really have any real benefit, and only causes problems in 3rd party exts. Derick -- "Interpreting what the GPL actually means is a job best left to those that read the future by examining animal entrails." ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Derick Rethans http://derickrethans.nl/ International PHP Magazine http://php-mag.net/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------