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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] Re: New hexdump manipulation functions for PHP5
From: antony@zend.com (Antony Dovgal)

On 12/25/2006 06:07 PM, Alexander Demin wrote:
> On Mon Dec 25 09:46:13 2006, Antony Dovgal wrote:
> 
>>> this patch for PHP5 adds four new string functions into the extension
>>> 'standard':
>>> - hexdump()
>>> - packhex()
>>> - smart_hexdump()
>>> - smart_packhex()
> 
>>Please elaborate on how these functions can be useful, why in your
> opinion they should be added
>>to the core (and not PECL) and why this cannot be implemented in PHP itself.
> 
> I think, hexdump manipulation functions are very useful string functions.
> I have been using hexdump(), packhex() and smart hex functions,
> written on PHP, and including it in many projects more than 2 years,
> and at last I've implemented it into php core.

Well, what about PEAR package then?
I don't see any certain reasons to add them into the core, if they can be easily implemented in PHP.
While I can understand your needs, I'm against adding to the core each & every function that can be 
useful for a couple of persons using PHP, especially if this function can be implemented in PHP.

So -1 from me.

-- 
Wbr, 
Antony Dovgal