Re: [PHP-DEV] [PATCH] - fix for 64 bit issues with OnUpdateInt

[email protected] (Sascha Schumann) Tue, 4 Mar 2003 17:03:25 +0100 (CET)

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>     So for 4.3.2, we add the OnUpdateLong() and replace
>     all the calls to OnUpdateInt() to use that instead
>     and we leave the OnUpdateInt() behaviour same as it was.
>     This shouldn't cause BC problems then..?

    Yes.

>     And in 5.0.0 we change OnUpdateInt() to use ints.

    No, unless you are into procuring stealth errors which go
    undetected for months.

    It would be better drop that interface completely.  Although
    then extension maintainers whose code needs to work with
    several PHP releases will have to resort to preprocessor
    magic once again.

    - Sascha