Re: [VOTE] 64 bit platform improvements for string length and integer

From: Date: Tue, 04 Feb 2014 16:09:53 +0000
Subject: Re: [VOTE] 64 bit platform improvements for string length and integer
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On Tue, Feb 4, 2014 at 4:50 PM, Christopher Jones
<christopher.jones@oracle.com> wrote:

> 1. There is no "effort", it would just be a voting option.

There is an effort as in this case the options will have to be
implemented. Besides the same discussions to be re do again about the
same issues.

> 2. Some people may not want to wait for PHP 6 so they should be
>    allowed to vote for PHP 5.7 if they consider the BC issues
>    surmountable in a minor release.

These persons should have voted yes for 5.6 as the state is the same
as it is now (by the time of voting). And the time frame to fix the
few gotchas will be pretty much the same as well (2-3 months max).

> 3. If a PHP 6 schedule doesn't finalize soon, then merging the
>    64-bit changes to PHP 5.7 may be the only way forward.

It will, oh believe me, it will.

Cheers,
-- 
Pierre

@pierrejoye | http://www.libgd.org


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