On Wed, Sep 21, 2016 at 11:13 AM, Nicolas Grekas <nicolas.gre...@gmail.com> wrote: >> To handle this in code written around current __toString seems pretty > simple > > Yes it is, but that's not what we're talking about: > BC is about having perfectly fine code working in e.g. 7.0 be still working > fine on 7.1 *without any change*. > > Right now, we have red test suites on php7.1rc2. > This is the symptom of a BC break, by definition. > And the issue is not the existing code we have, but the new one that is > changing the behavior of the engine.
This was understood when the decision was made. You seem to not be understanding the bigger issue and instead focusing on the BC break for a *single minor release, and a dot zero at that*. If we keep the BC compat this method is redundant and useless forever. If we fix it we break your code for *one single minor release, and a dot zero at that*. Which is the bigger disruption? This is why the decision was made. It is better to have the useful functionality from here on out than to preserve BC with a single minor release, and a dot-zero at that. -- PHP Internals - PHP Runtime Development Mailing List To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
