Re: Making old PEAR packages (more) E_STRICT compatible

Christian Schmidt wrote: > New major packages and new major releases are required to be E_STRICT > compatible, and PEAR2 is visible in the horizon. But a lot of existing > PEAR packages will probably be around for quite a while yet. > > This is a proposal on how to fix the existing PHP4-compatible PEAR > packages in a way so that they remain PHP4 compatible but can also be > used from PHP5 with E_STRICT error reporting enabled. It still requires > some effort by the user, but at least the old packages no longer prevent > people from turning on E_STRICT error reporting. [snip] > What to you think of this? I think that the solution is not likely to be hacking on php4 packages to make them less E_STRICT-able. Pyrus is nearly ready for a first devel release, and the playing field for PEAR2 will be wide open for those who wish to E_STRICTify existing packages in a more exciting environment. Thanks, Greg