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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] [RFC] Remove PHP 4 Constructors
From: lang@b1-systems.de (Ralf Lang)

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On 19.11.2014 16:07, Alain Williams wrote:
> On Wed, Nov 19, 2014 at 02:41:09PM +0000, Chris Wright wrote:
>=20
>=20
>> Note that, for users who are insane enough to expect to maintain PHP4-=
7
>> support in a single codebase, it's also easily possible to work with b=
oth
>> styles even after this change is introduced:
>> ...
>=20
> It is a problem trying to maintain code for different versions of PHP,
> especially where there are syntax differences.

Not in this case. Old PHP 4 code (regarding constructors) works through
all PHP 5.x - New PHP 5 code has been working for the last 6 or 7 years
worth of PHP releases and will continue to work. Code which has
duplicate constructors (or one calling the other) will work on both
platforms (only regarding constructors).

+1 for the change even though or because it will separate some of the
PEAR heritage from modern platforms if unchanged/unmaintained.


--=20
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