Re: [PHP-DEV] [VOTE] [RFC] IntlRelativeDateTimeFormatter

[email protected] (Tim Düsterhus) Wed, 16 Sep 2026 11:32:49 +0200

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Hi

On 2026-09-15 14:02, Weilin Du wrote:
> I think you've read the RFC further after my latest response regarding
> your suggestions. And I think you have no further issues with it 
> because
> you don't send more email to the thread. Maybe I don't have the English
> skill to make it clear about what is planned and made.

No, I hadn't taken another look at the RFC yet. I also made it clear 
that I had not given it much thought (due to time constraints). But my 
schedule should not be a blocker for RFCs to proceed.

> &gt; 
> Content-wise&nbsp;I&nbsp;also&nbsp;don't&nbsp;agree&nbsp;with&nbsp;the&nbsp;decision&nbsp;to&nbsp;keep&nbsp;using 
> untyped&nbsp;
> &gt; 
> constants&nbsp;instead&nbsp;of&nbsp;enums,&nbsp;but&nbsp;didn't&nbsp;have&nbsp;the&nbsp;time&nbsp;to&nbsp;actually&nbsp;think&nbsp;
> &gt; 
> this&nbsp;through&nbsp;or&nbsp;read&nbsp;the&nbsp;RFC&nbsp;in-depth.
> 
> 
> I have discussed this with David in the discussion thread. We all agree 
> on this.

 From what I see not much discussion has happened on that topic. It's 
basically just David suggesting it (and me previously suggesting it in 
private) and you declining the suggestion. I think we can find a 
reasonable middle-ground that makes use of enums, while not precluding a 
future redesign of the ext/intl API. I'll send those to the discussion 
thread to keep it in a single place.

Best regards
Tim Düsterhus