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Date: Fri, 8 May 2009 10:31:21 +0200
Subject: PHP 5.3.0RC3
From: mls@pooteeweet.org (Lukas Kahwe Smith)

Aloha,

We have finally released RC2. Its now time to really finish up and =20
bring 5.3.0 to a stable release. I have updated the wiki page to the =20
best of my knowledge [1]. If anything is missing, already done etc. =20
please let me know or fix it yourself. Again the goal is to have the =20
critical issues fixed ASAP, so that we can release RC3 in 2-3 weeks =20
time.

Here is the list, again check the wiki page if you are interested as =20
there are links pointing to addition infos for some of the issues:
1. fix open PHP 5.3 bugs
2. finish UPGRADING README file (Steph)
3. write migration guide for the manual (Steph)
4. Fix static build of extension on windows when static is the default =20=

and =96enable-snapshot-build is used
5. Fix the NEWS file, as it skips from 5.2.4 to 5.3.0
6. opendir() fails on Windows directories with parent directory =20
unaccessible
7. very important for APC, about caching (stat cache or other) on win/=20=

fcgi (Pierre)
8. add missing libs (gmp, firebird ..) (Pierre)
9. Add E_DEPRECATED if session.bug_compat_42/warn is On (already =20
removed in HEAD)
10. fix re2c issues: bus error, 8k script parse error
11. update short_open_tag descriptions in php.ini-* as per this (philip)

Critical issues:
1) I assume the issues with rounding are resolved. If any issues pop =20
up again, please let the list know.
2) The re2c EOF bug needs a clean fix

All the while we do not need a final upgrading and migration guide for =20=

RC3, but the sooner the better of course. We do need them for the =20
final release, which hopefully come shortly after RC3. In terms of the =20=

windows issues, we RMs feel that these issues existed in previous =20
versions of PHP and given the amount of improvements we have for =20
Windows users, we do not feel that its critical to wait for their =20
resolution. That is not to say of course that getting them resolved is =20=

not important. However only if they are low risk changes. Most of the =20=

other issues are minor and should get fixed for RC3.

regards,
Lukas Kahwe Smith
mls@pooteeweet.org

[1] http://wiki.php.net/todo/php53#rc3=