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Subject: [PHP-DEV] Re: [RFC] Add pack()/unpack() support for signed integers with specific endianness
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From: alex.daubois+php@gmail.com (Alexandre Daubois)

Hi everyone,

> I=E2=80=99d like to present this new RFC. When discussing the issue, we f=
irst thought that the RFC process wasn=E2=80=99t necessary. However, discus=
sions on the PR showed that selecting new letters for pack and unpack is mo=
re challenging than we initially thought, thus creating an RFC for this cha=
nge.

After rereading the threads and spending some time thinking about it
all, I propose a new version of this RFC aimed at adding Perl
modifiers. Indeed, this seems to be a better solution than the one
previously proposed, and several people seem to share this opinion.

The RFC URL is the same and its version has been bumped to 1.1:
https://wiki.php.net/rfc/pack-unpack-endianness-signed-integers-support

Looking forward to reading your feedback on this revision.

=E2=80=94 Alexandre Daubois