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Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2014 12:18:22 +0100
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To: Derick Rethans <derick@php.net>
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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] [VOTE] 64 bit platform improvements for string length
 and integer
From: pierre.php@gmail.com (Pierre Joye)

On Fri, Jan 31, 2014 at 12:06 PM, Derick Rethans <derick@php.net> wrote:
> On Fri, 31 Jan 2014, Pierre Joye wrote:
>
>> On Fri, Jan 31, 2014 at 12:56 AM, Derick Rethans <derick@php.net> wrote:
>>
>> > And seriously, this one of the biggest mistakes I've seen in a while.
>> > Changing APIs so much that basically half of your code needs an update=
,
>> > or #ifdef hell. This is not acceptable, especially not for a PHP 5.X
>> > branch =E2=80=94 especially not so late in the game for 5.6!
>>
>> Late?
>
> Yes, in case you didn't know, 5.6 already has a release:
> http://www.php.net/archive/2014.php#id2014-01-23-1

Check when the RFC was proposed, when it was initially created, how
many mails have been sent to the list to get feedback about how things
are done, etc. etc.

So excuse me, but I am totally not going any "late" argument,
especially as almost everyone voting no did not say a single word in
months. In the other hands, other arguments about the amount of
changes are very valid and that's why option #2 and #3 have been
added, see my last reply to Stas for more details.

--=20
Pierre

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