Re: Re: svn: /pear/packages/Log/trunk/ package.php package.xml

2009/12/28 Alexey Borzov <borz_off@cs.msu.su>: > > Helgi Þormar Þorbjörnsson wrote: >> >> You can not presently drop PHP 4 support in a minor release like that >> unless I'm missing some changed rules? >> Please correct me if I'm wrong. > > We only have guidelines for BC breaks: > http://pear.php.net/group/docs/20031114-bbr.php > http://pear.php.net/group/docs/20040226-vn.php > > I don't see a BC break for PHP4 users here since they'll not be able to > upgrade to a new version in the first place. > > So the only question is whether there is a BC break for PHP5 users in these > changes. > > We also have a rule that new packages / new major versions should be > E_STRICT but this does not apply here. I see nothing wrong with the new release requiring PHP5 as long as the API isn't changing. Furthermore, if you're interested in API changes that break BC (without changing the package name), you should call your local PEAR group representative and get them to pass this - http://wiki.php.net/pear/rfc/pear2_versioning_standard_revision and backport it to PEAR(1). -- Brett Bieber