...er, <php5 isn't fine. On Jul 18, 2012 9:34 PM, "Daniel Macedo" <admac...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > use a slightly modified version of the open tag, for example <?php6 or > > <*php, etc. This satisfies several desires: we don't want an extra > > line of boilerplate code like 'use PHP 6' to be required in every > > source file, we want a PHP 5 file to run without modification, and we > > want a PHP 6 file to be able to include a PHP 5 file without > > modification, but we don't want PHP 6 to have to be a superset of PHP > > I don't like this idea, and in fact if it's ever implemented I think > it should go the other way around. (i.e. use a <?php5 for a 5.x > compatibility mode) > > Mostly because people who want to properly maintain a project will go > through the source thoroughly to properly update legacy code, however > old legacy code that isn't going to be maintained usually warrants the > find and replace method where something like this could make sense... > > But my point is I'd rather have this option: > > 3. Build a high-quality tool to convert code automatically to the > > greatest extent possible > Telling the what's incompatible/broken and how to fix it, or do it > automagically if possible. > > -- > PHP Internals - PHP Runtime Development Mailing List > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > >
