Aha, ok :) That makes much more sense indeed.
At 17:52 16/5/2001, Brian Moon wrote:
>No, sorry, I think you misunderstood my question. I would just like to see
>a --disable-ereg option for configure. I would never dream of removing ereg
>from PHP as a supported function set. It would break Phorum and lots of
>stuff I have written.
>
>I understand your reaction now Rasmus. Sorry for the confusion.
>
>Brian Moon
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Zeev Suraski" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: "Brian Moon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2001 3:17 AM
>Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] removing ereg functions
>
>
> > At 08:50 16/5/2001, Brian Moon wrote:
> > >Is it possible to remove the ereg functions? We have a strict policy to
> > >only use preg as they are more reliable and faster. So, I am not to
>happy
> > >that PHP is bloated with these ereg functions.
> > >
> > >Any thoughts?
> >
> > Wow, it's like a plague out there. :)
> >
> > No way. ereg() has got to be used by millions of code lines around the
> > world. I don't see it being removed in this millennium. These functions
> > can fit nicely into the lean-and-mean approach.
> >
> > Zeev
> >
> >
> >
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