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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] Mind if I hook the compiler?
From: pierre.php@gmail.com (Pierre Joye)

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Hi,

On Jan 18, 2015 9:58 AM, "Sara Golemon" <pollita@php.net> wrote:
>
> https://github.com/php/php-src/pull/1004
>
> Wondering if anyone has an objection to me merging this.  It just
> offers extensions a chance to alter the AST prior to bytecode
> emission.  Mostly for evil things, but potentially for 3rd-party
> optimizers or whatevs.  Does it need an RFC?  The very minor
> indirection cost hides itself behind OpCache, so it should harm
> anything...

Good idea.

I think it was even planed when AST was introduced. You may check with
Nikita :)

Cheers,
Pierre

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