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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] E_ALL changes in 5.2/6.0
From: r.korving@xit.nl ("Ron Korving")

Wouldn't it be nice to start a PEAR2 (or 5) then, with PHP5-ready code, 
where PHP5 features will actually be used and backwards compatibility for 
PHP4 is lacking. The current PEAR could gradually be ported into this, and 
PHP4-users can continue to use PEAR (version 1, if you will).

Ron


"Lukas Smith" <lsmith@php.net> schreef in bericht 
news:44682CC8.6010200@php.net...
> Marcus Boerger wrote:
>
> <offtopic>
>> Sorry i have to say that but PEAR is no argument here as still after
>> years of PHP 5 there is no PHP 5 compatible PEAR. Yet we are discussing
>> a PHP 5 version here.
>
> PEAR is PHP5 compatible. But you probably meant E_STRICT compatible. Yes, 
> I agree that PEAR needs to become once again a place for features missing 
> in PHP and not a place for legacy code.
> </offtopic>
>
> Anyways I brought up PEAR more as an example of what our current userbase 
> looks like. Mostly doing PHP4 and where its PHP5 its often written to also 
> be compatible with PHP4. By increasing the burden on keeping this 
> "duality" we might get more people to make the jump which might put enough 
> pressure on hosters to finally break the chicken and egg situation with 
> PHP5.
>
> regards,
> Lukas