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Date: Sun, 26 Oct 2008 19:28:52 +0100
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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] namespace separator and whining
From: mls@pooteeweet.org (Lukas Kahwe Smith)


On 26.10.2008, at 19:07, Sebastian Bergmann wrote:

> Greg Beaver wrote:
>> The decision is made, now I suggest everyone get busy actually trying
>> it out.
>
> How are we supposed to try it out? There is no updated implementation
> yet, and I would rather discuss a specification instead.
>
> It was mentioned on IRC that internal functions have to be prefixed  
> with
> \ when used in a namespaced file. Without a fallback. This is insane.
>
> We should either disallow functions and constants in namespaces which,
> as far as I understand the issue, got us into the trouble, or remove  
> the
> feature completely.


Sebastian, you have not participated in the discussion so far. Now you  
post a rumor you picked up on IRC into an already heated situation.  
You do know full well that it does not require you to point out that  
this would indeed be problematic (since people who are participating  
in this discussion are actually aware of this). So do us all the favor  
and stop and think a second before you post the next time.

regards,
Lukas Kahwe Smith
mls@pooteeweet.org