Re: [PHP-DEV] [RFC] [VOTE] Function Autoloading (mark 5)

Hi,

> On Jul 31, 2026, at 10:52, Tim D=C3=BCsterhus <[email protected]> =
wrote:
>=20
> Hi
>=20
> On 2026-07-31 15:09, Paul M. Jones wrote:
>>> In fact the start of the vote is in violation of our policy, since =
there was no =E2=80=9Cintent to vote=E2=80=9D message in the last 7 =
days.
>> Ah so -- my apologies. I'll pull the vote and wait for ... looks like =
~6 weeks?
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> According to policy you could cancel the vote now, which results in a =
2-week cooldown, which means you could theoretically re-open in the =
middle of August (after another =E2=80=9CIntent to Vote=E2=80=9D).
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> However given the preliminary voting results and under the assumption =
that folks didn't just vote against due to the policy violation, it is =
likely not useful to reopen the vote without making further changes - or =
without the circumstances changing (specifically your =E2=80=9CStrict =
Namespace Resolution=E2=80=9D RFC getting a decision). In any case, =
there will be plenty of time until PHP 8.7.
>=20
> Without giving it detailed thought, I believe =E2=80=9CNamespaced =
function, Autoload namespaced function, Global fallback=E2=80=9D (i.e. =
swap steps 2 and 3) would result in much more predictable semantics =
already - the global fallback would work just as before, it just =
wouldn't have autoloading support. It's quite possible I'm changing my =
mind on that as well when I think more about it, but I wanted to provide =
some food for thought as to how the RFC could possibly be adjusted to =
make it better.

Sure, no hurry on my part. Can come back to it after 8.6 is fully out =
the door.

I have edited the RFC to set the vote to "closed" -- let me know if some =
other approach is preferred.

Thanks!


-- pmj