Strong opposition for changing this default from my end, if only for the fact I'll be scared to show up in any PHP conference, fearing the wrath of angered users.
Also see numerous past posts from me, Andi and others about why changing a number in the version doesn't give us a "carte blanche" to break compatibility. Compatibility breakage is cumulative - the more you break, the harder it is to adapt. Zeev At 10:36 15/10/2002, Dan Hardiker wrote: > >>> Thousands of programmers use short tags in their scripts, but only > >>> hundreds can't change this setting in php.ini manually. > > > > M> Wrong... Many webhosting companies won't allow customers to change > > M> php.ini, and my experiences with php_set_ini() aren't too good. > > > > yep, many of hostings don't allow this. > > but in 99% XML on such hostings is not allowed too. > > > > I think you shouldn't do the wrong thing if someone does... > >Your missing the point of my suggestion. Im not suggesting we switch it >off by default, Im suggesting we *remove* the feature. > >As the XML community expands and more and more scripting languages (server >and client side) are being designed to interoperate, cross-language >compatability (or at least handling) is required. > >The short tag <? is bad form, and shows lazyness. <?php fits the standard, >and its my recommendation that (in version 5 of the product) the sort tag >option is removed. > >Yes - this will break *alot* of sloppy scripts (including scripts taking >the short cut <?= instead of <?php echo). However, a very simple >sh/sed/awk script could be written that scans a directory tree and >converts all .php files to .php5 files. > >Note: this script could also check for other cross version problems that >may arrise. > >My *key* point is that come the upgrade jump from v4 to v5 people will >*expect* major differences - otherwise it would just be another step in >the v4 tree. Major upgrades are one of the few times you can make major >modifications to the structure of a system without users whinging. > >I am still -1 on anything being changed for v4 in respect to short tags, >but +1 on as much as possible being done in v5 to eradicate short tags. > > >-- >Dan Hardiker [[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >ADAM Software & Systems Engineer >First Creative Ltd > > > >-- >PHP Development Mailing List <http://www.php.net/> >To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP Development Mailing List <http://www.php.net/> To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
