Re: [RFC] Throw Exception on Attempt of Constant Redefinition
| From: | Rowan Collins | Date: | Mon, 20 Jun 2016 22:08:35 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: [RFC] Throw Exception on Attempt of Constant Redefinition | ||
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On 20 June 2016 21:42:43 GMT+01:00, Dmitry Stogov <dmitry@zend.com> wrote:
>The RFC was updated to propose this change only for PHP 8.0, and
>thereby, vote is delayed for uncertain time.
Why can't we have a vote now, committing to a change in 8.0?
Doing so would have two advantages:
- Users have extra advantage warning of the change. Even if the message doesn't change, the
documentation could include a warning, and people could spread the word
- Long-term engine developments could proceed in the safe assumption that the change will be
accepted, rather than having to consider the possibility of a future vote forcing a backtrack.
As I've said elsewhere, the only reason we don't have any plans for 8.0 is because
we're not making any plans for 8.0; we can start doing that whenever we like, and using
whatever process we like. Targeting a few votes and listing them somewhere seems as good a place to
start as any.
Regards,
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Rowan Collins
[IMSoP]