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To: Yasuo Ohgaki <yohgaki@ohgaki.net>
Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] Consistent function names
From: sean@seancoates.com (Sean Coates)

> If PHP has macro or userspace aliasing!
> This is one possible solution for this.

The engine has support for aliases. See =
http://php.net/manual/en/internals2.ze1.zendapi.php

If I thought this =E2=80=9Cconsistency=E2=80=9D was very important (I do =
not, and I fully expect an RFC on this to fail if this thread ever gets =
to that point), here=E2=80=99s what I would do:

1) map out the entire inconsistency, including existing function names =
and parameter order, and new names + parameter orders
2) write a PHP extension that does a whole bunch of ZEND_FALIAS to =
satisfy this new convention
3) attempt to get others to use this new conventions and the extension
4) once this extension has a few thousand, maybe tens of thousands of =
users, bring the conversation back to Internals with some actual =
evidence that this works and is wanted

#1 will take a long time, and it will be lots of work
#2 is likely very easy once #1 is done (generate the aliasing code)
#3 and #4 are questionable at best, but at least after #2, you=E2=80=99ll =
have your own unique consistency (if such a thing can exist)

Until these things happen, I can=E2=80=99t see this gaining any real =
support from any significant number of people with commit/merge access =
(RFC voters).

S