RE: [PHP-DEV] Question/comment about the Array to String conversion RFC

> De : Zeev Suraski [mailto:zeev@zend.com] > > https://wiki.php.net/rfc/array-to-string (which I voted yes to) > deviates > from our guidelines of deprecating features first, and removing them > later; It’s addressed in the RFC – but I’m a bit worried that this opens > the door to jumping from any sort of notice/warning into errors or removed > features without any deprecation phase. > > In comparison, in Nikita’s RFC for removing E_STRICT – there aren’t any > proposed ‘jumps’ to E_RECOVERABLE_ERROR that don’t first go through > E_DEPRECATED. > > Should we not go through this deprecation cycle, even if may feel anxious > to get rid of this behavior? Sorry for the delay but I could not send emails during the last 3 weeks. As you may have noticed if you had a look at the RFC or twitter, I have decided to follow people's suggestion. Array to string conversion will raise E_DEPRECATED in 7.0, and, then, fatal error in 7.1 or 7.2. Please note that the switch from E_DEPRECATED to fatal error won't require any new RFC/discussion/vote as the fatal error is considered as approved. I just introduce an E_DEPRECATED phase for 7.0. Regards François