[PEPr] Comment on RFC::Requiring E_STRICT Compatibility for New PEAR Packages

Stefan Neufeind (http://pear.php.net/user/neufeind) has commented on the proposal for RFC::Requiring E_STRICT Compatibility for New PEAR Packages. Comment: I agree that being as "strict as possible" makes sense and proves for good style. But on the other hand I don't see why packages not taking advantage of any PHP5-only-features should not be using allowed anymore. That saying I clearly do support "that packages always adhere to the highest error reporting level for the lowest supported PHP major version. That should become a CS guideline." If the general consent is encouraging developers to use special PHP5-features where possible, I support that idea. But I'm still for individually deciding if it makes sense or not - e.g. as Pierre said it might make sense to accept a good php4/5-package in some cases. Maybe Lucas' suggestion helps here - raising the "barrier to entry" for php4-compatible packages a bit higher (I think 10 are fine). Proposal information: http://pear.php.net/pepr/pepr-proposal-show.php?id=419 -- Sent by PEPr, the automatic proposal system at http://pear.php.net