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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] [RFC] Transform exit() from a language construct into
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From: derick@php.net (Derick Rethans)

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On Thu, 9 May 2024, Fl=C3=A1vio Heleno wrote:

> On Thu, May 9, 2024 at 7:51=E2=80=AFAM Niels Dossche <dossche.niels@gmail=
=2Ecom>
> wrote:
>=20
> > On 08/05/2024 15:40, Gina P. Banyard wrote:
> > > Hello Internals,
> > >
> > > I would like to formally propose my idea for exit() as a function=20
> > > brought up to the list on 2024-02-24 [1] with the following RFC:=20
> > > https://wiki.php.net/rfc/exit-as-function
> > >
> > > There have been some slight tweaks to the implementation, namely=20
> > > that the transformation from a "constant" to a function is done at=20
> > > compile time and we do not hook into the behaviour of constants=20
> > > any longer.
> > >
> > > Let me know what you think.
> >
> > Thanks for proposing this, I'm in favor of this change because this=20
> > creates more consistency.
>=20
> Is there a list of other "functions" that are handled as "constants"?

I don't think there are any other "functions" like this.

That's why removing the special case for "exit" and "die" is a good=20
idea.

cheers,
Derick
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