On Tue, Jul 15, 2003 at 07:29:06AM +0200, Andi Gutmans wrote:
> I don't quite remember Andrei's reason for choosing zval *
> instead of zval 
> ** but it probably does make sense to change 'z' to return a zval ** 
> instead of adding a new character ('Z') for returning zval **.
> The downside is that we'd have to fix all of the extensions which sucks but 
> is quite doable. We've done it in the past for other changes.
> Don't forget that zval ** can do everything a zval * can and more (i.e. it 
> can be used in conjunction with convert_to_string_ex() and friends).
> 
> Comments?

    i don't think it's a good idea to break the BC for the C-API
    just 'cause of that.

    re,
    tc

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