Re: Deprecate INTL_IDNA_VARIANT_2003
| From: | Niklas Keller | Date: | Sun, 14 May 2017 07:41:59 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: Deprecate INTL_IDNA_VARIANT_2003 | ||
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2017-05-13 17:30 GMT+02:00 Christoph M. Becker <cmbecker69@gmx.de>:
> On 13.05.2017 at 17:14, Niklas Keller wrote:
>
> > 2016-11-24 19:25 GMT+01:00 Christoph M. Becker <cmbecker69@gmx.de>:
> >
> >> I've just noticed that ICU has deprecated the IDNA 2003 related
> >> functions as of ICU 55[1]. Therefore I suggest that we deprecate
> >> INTL_IDNA_VARIANT_2003 as of PHP 7.2, make INTL_IDNA_VARIANT_UTS46 the
> >> default as of PHP 8.0(?) (or even remove this parameter?), and remove
> >> INT_IDNA_VARIANT_2003 as of PHP 8.0. Otherwise we may get into trouble
> >> if ICU removes these functions.
> >>
> >> Thoughts? Does this change require an RFC?
> >
> > Please update the defaults for e.g.
> > http://php.net/manual/en/function.idn-to-ascii.php, too. A
> > default call
> > shouldn't result in a deprecation notice IMO.
>
> Changing the defaults in PHP 7.4 first has been part of the accepted
> RFC, see
>
> <https://wiki.php.net/rfc/deprecate-and-remove-intl_idna_variant_2003>.
I've missed that, could we please have a follow-up RFC that changes that to
7.2? I don't see a reason to touch it twice.
Regards, Niklas