Re: Re: [PEPr] Comment on HTML::HTML_TagCloud

On Fri, 16 Jun 2006 08:38:44 +0200 mj@php.net (Martin Jansen) wrote: > > Or do you mean the lack of public/private declaration? > > Yes, I was referring to the syntax. This is why the package is not > E_STRICT compliant at all. You do not have to use public/private declaration to be E_STRICT compliant, same for the "var" declaration. And as far as I can see, this code is E_STRICT compliant. So take #2, what are you refering too exactly? > I do. I know that this is controversial and that I will tick people > of, but if we ever want to make any progress with regards to helping > PHP 5 gain ground, we should stop adding new PHP 4 packages. I do not see any reasons to stop adding PHP4 packages now. PHP4 is still more than 90% of the install base. Change this fact and we will automagically have only PHP5 new packages. Rules or regulations do not work here, natural move does. > I don't understand why PEAR people still support PHP 4 despite the > fact that our "mothership" has released PHP 5.0.0 nearly two years > ago. > > Let's give people a reason to get their asses up and upgrade to PHP 5. > It's about time. Indeed, and I'm one the first to use php5 for all my new devs. However using syntax sugars for using syntax sugar is pointless. -- Pierre