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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] [RFC] Deprecations for PHP 8.1
From: bjorn.x.larsson@telia.com (=?UTF-8?Q?Bj=c3=b6rn_Larsson?=)

Den 2021-03-22 kl. 15:58, skrev Ben Ramsey:
>> On Mar 22, 2021, at 04:24, Nikita Popov <nikita.ppv@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hi internals,
>>
>> It's time for another deprecation RFC:
>> https://wiki.php.net/rfc/deprecations_php_8_1
>>
>> This is a collection of minor deprecations that various people have put
>> together over the last ~2 years. This RFC was formerly targeted at PHP 8.0,
>> but was delayed to PHP 8.1 to reduce the amount of changes necessary for
>> PHP 8.0 compatibility.
>>
>> As usual, each deprecation will be voted in isolation.
>>
>> As we're still early in the release cycle, it's still possible to add
>> additional deprecation candidates, given reasoning for the deprecation, as
>> well as available alternatives.
>>
>> Of course, if there are compelling technical reasons why something should
>> not be deprecated, we can move things into the "Removed from this proposal"
>> section, in which case it will serve as documentation why some
>> functionality should not deprecated.
> 
> 
> Given Rowan’s thread [1] on `utf8_encode()` and `utf8_decode()`, should we
> consider adding these functions to this list or mentioning them in this
> RFC as being handled separately?
> 
> Cheers,
> Ben
> 
> [1] https://externals.io/message/113645
>
In order for that I think a clearer / better motivation is needed.

For instance bug reports or community / documented feedback that these 
functions are giving rise to problems / are misused.

Maybe also a checking how frequently thay are used in different Open 
source libraries. Found several occurences in the Revive ad server.

r//Björn L