Re: Re: is_a() - again - a better fix

2011/9/22 Johannes Schlüter <johannes@schlueters.de>: > On Thu, 2011-09-22 at 10:27 -0700, Clint Byrum wrote: >> So I'm not sure what you would expect from distros, but please share >> and we'll setup automated tests, call for our users to test, whatever >> it takes to avoid this type of situation. > > This issue is not about packagers specifically. What we need is that > more application and library developers test it. I think it is a shame > that PEAR, a php.net project like PHP itself, breaks. This must not > happen. Well, the shame is more on our side as we did not revert this breakage when it was discovered (and it was before 5.3.8 was released). And we have hard discussions to even get an agreement about such changes being a BC break. I'm not willing to blame anyone but we are responsible here, 200%. > I have no idea what to do though. We have a list of "primary testers" > where I usually get one or two responses but most goes into the void. We do tests using apps in our labs and we report any breakage or bugs. We did it for this one as well. But the more we have the better :) Cheers, -- Pierre @pierrejoye | http://blog.thepimp.net | http://www.libgd.org