Re: [PEAR-QA] minimum PHP version

On Wed, Dec 28, 2011 at 6:28 PM, A.L.E.C <[email protected]> wrote:

> On 26.12.2011 17:30, Daniel Convissor wrote:
> > Hi Core and QA Folks:
> >
> > pear-core's current minimum PHP version is 4.4.0.  Considering 4.4.9 was
> > released in August of 2008 and 5.2 is even deprecated at this point, and
> > PEAR excludes PHP 5 versions through 5.1.5, can we update the minimum
> > requirement to 5.1.6, please?
> >
> > I am asking due to the problem raised in
> > http://pear.php.net/bugs/bug.php?id=19153 lead me to make the following
> > changes:
> >
> https://github.com/pear/pear-core/commit/6cbc32b6cf79094fb267621ed2090567eca41bd4
> > But those changes require PHP 5.
> >
> > What are your thoughts?
>
> People using PHP4 are not interested in PHP fixes. I think they should
> also be leaved without PEAR packages' fixes. If they are using old PHP
> version they must use old versions of PEAR packages too.
>
> In my opinion our php-version-bc-break rule (package name change
> required) is outdated and should be removed or should be changed to
> allow increasing of min. PHP version to 5.1.6 without package name change.
>
>
To be honest, I agree with your broad sentiment - if you are using PHP4,
nuts to you. PHP itself has cut you off.
But as a community we put it out there: No BC breaks.
We swore our way forward is to make another major version of the package.

I think there's a lot possible with non stable packages making the
appropriate BC break and upping to PHP 5.*.*.

I'm less certain about stable packages - PEAR itself.