Re: Deprecate or remove mbstring function overloads in PHP 7

Rui agreed the deprecation and Yasuo gave notice to PHP internal in April 2012. https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=65785 http://marc.info/?l=php-internals&m=133548185505478&w=2 2015-03-25 0:25 GMT+09:00 Zeev Suraski <zeev@zend.com>: > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Nikita Popov [mailto:nikita.ppv@gmail.com] > > Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2015 4:45 AM > > To: PHP internals > > Subject: [PHP-DEV] Deprecate or remove mbstring function overloads in PHP > > 7 > > > > Hi internals! > > > > The mbstring extension supports replacing PHP string functions with > > multibyte variants through the mbstring.func_overload ini option. > > > > This ini setting is a real PITA for code compatibility, as it makes it > > impossible > > to rely on the output of even the most basic PHP functions, like > strlen(). > > Security-critical code in libraries and frameworks typically handles this > > issue > > by conditionally using either strlen() or 8bit mb_strlen(). Apart from > > that, the > > issue is generally ignored. > > > > If we do not wish to drop support for this option in PHP 7, I would at > > least > > suggest to deprecate it. > > > > Thoughts? > > I think we need to understand how it's actually being used before > discussing > its deprecation. IIRC it's extremely widely used in Japan, but could be > wrong. > I'd want to hear from our Japanese contributors what their thoughts are. > > Zeev > > -- > PHP Internals - PHP Runtime Development Mailing List > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > >