Re: [RFC] 64 bit platform improvements for string length and integer

On Fri, January 10, 2014 20:32, Anatol Belski wrote: > Hi Kalle, > > > On Fri, January 10, 2014 19:29, Kalle Sommer Nielsen wrote: > >> Hi Anatol >> >> >> >> 2014/1/10 Anatol Belski <ab@php.net>: >> >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> >>> >>> https://wiki.php.net/rfc/size_t_and_int64 >>> >>> >> >> I absolutely love the work, time and effort you have put in to this >> branch, I've been following it closely on the sideline. There is one >> thing I'm wondering about, maybe I skipped through some of the >> sections too fast in the RFC, but what about API BC? I know you propose >> it for PHP6, but are there gonna be any macros or other helpers for >> extension developers to ease the use of #ifdefs, I realize things like >> the parameter parsing one is gonna be tough, but just as a general >> thought, I think Derick was asking something like this not too >> long ago? >> > thanks for the good words :) > > The short answer is: yes. I gonna start with that probably right as next. > In plan is the tool for any possible automatic replacements and the > header(s) for backward compatibility. That will be a big ease for the first > step, though it can of course not replace the manual porting. Parameter > parsing is one of the cracky points, but more it will be about the > extension code adoption. Especially size_t usage, while being trivial, > might get one in a muddle. I personally needed 1-2 hours to habituate > size_t, so it works. > Ah, btw it is on the RFC, a couple of sentences under "Migration path for PECL extensions". Anatol