RE: [PHP-DEV] [VOTE] 64 bit platform improvements for string length and integer
| From: | Johannes Schlüter | Date: | Sat, 01 Feb 2014 18:37:33 +0000 |
| Subject: | RE: [PHP-DEV] [VOTE] 64 bit platform improvements for string length and integer | ||
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On Sat, 2014-02-01 at 20:28 +0200, Zeev Suraski wrote:
> > I agree that the 64-bit RFC doesn't affect syntax. However it does
> > materially
> > affect the language, so I believe it requires a 2/3 majority.
>
> I'd consider it a language-changing RFC. The 2/3 majority is related to
> material changes in the language, and as you said, syntax changes are just
> one (although the most common) such example. The 50%+1 is really for
> extension-level changes - mostly new functions/extensions, moving stuff
> to/from PECL, etc.
Maybe a good difference might be
* Patches touching main/, TSRM/ or Zend/ require 2/3rd
* Patches touching only individually SAPIs or exts require 50%
johannes