Coercive Scalar Type Hints RFC - BC breaks
| From: | François Laupretre | Date: | Tue, 24 Feb 2015 04:17:54 +0000 |
| Subject: | Coercive Scalar Type Hints RFC - BC breaks | ||
| Groups: | php.internals | ||
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Hi,
I ran the PHP core 'make test' on a basic configuration, still running a significant
number of 8785 tests.
Note: the restrictions on numeric string conversions (leading chars/zeroes, trailing chars) are not
simulated yet, but they shouldn't change the results very much.
The ruleset corresponding to the coercive RFC, as it is published today, globally broke 7.3% of
tests. From these 7.3%, 5.3% correspond to the disabled conversions from null to scalar types, which
will probably have to be reintroduced, as it was suspected. So, if we consider that these
conversions are re-enabled, the resulting coercive ruleset breaks 1.9% of the tests, which is rather
positive, IMO, because there is still room for improvements.
More details soon.
Regards
François