RE: [PHP-DEV] Remove old PHP6 forward compatibility

> De : kalle.php@gmail.com [mailto:kalle.php@gmail.com] De la part de Kalle > Sommer Nielsen > > Back when PHP6 was actually a thing, we added the 'b' string literal > prefix and the (binary) cast to be forward compatible with PHP6, > however since the entire unicode strings part were dropped, these are > no longer needed. > > I think its safe to remove these 2, and take it as a lession learned, > to safely and selectively added forward compatibile features. I am not sure this should be removed. Unicode is a real subject and the PHP 6 failure doesn't prove we won't have to address it again in the future. The (binary) syntax is probably not perfect but maybe we'll be glad to have it someday. And I don't think it does much bad to anybody. So, I'd prefer to keep it. Anyway, it is a little late to propose a new BC break for 7.0. Regards François