Hello internals, from my point of view this file should contain stuff that affects any behavior and might lead to problems. Basically anything developers should be aware of. The NEWS file on the other hand also contains bug fix lists and added stuff. My idea further more is to copy the behavior changing NEWS items as is to this file and explain their implications.
best regards marcus p.s.: Starting with 5.2 we should write such a fille for every minor version and update it in the mini versions. Sunday, May 14, 2006, 9:23:19 PM, you wrote: > helly Sun May 14 19:23:19 2006 UTC > Modified files: (Branch: PHP_5_2) > /php-src README.UPDATE_5_2 > Log: > - Add some update notes > > http://cvs.php.net/viewcvs.cgi/php-src/README.UPDATE_5_2?r1=1.1.2.1&r2=1.1.2.2&diff_format=u > Index: php-src/README.UPDATE_5_2 > diff -u php-src/README.UPDATE_5_2:1.1.2.1 php-src/README.UPDATE_5_2:1.1.2.2 > --- php-src/README.UPDATE_5_2:1.1.2.1 Sun May 14 00:29:08 2006 > +++ php-src/README.UPDATE_5_2 Sun May 14 19:23:19 2006 > @@ -1 +1,40 @@ > -To be filled... > +PHP 5.2 Update info or NEWS explained > + > +- Added new error mode E_RECOVERABLE_ERROR. (Derick, Marcus, Tony) > + > + This changes a few E_ERROR conditions to something that you can now catch > + using a user error handler. If the user error handler does not grab these > + kind of error they behave as fatal errors just like in any PHP version > prior > + to 5.2. Errors of this type are logged as 'Catchable fatal error'. > + > +- Removed ze1 compatibility mode. (Marcus) > + > + The backwards compatibility support for the old PHP 4.x object handling > that > + uses copying by default instead of the 5.x reference handling has been > + removed completley. > + > +- Added support for constructors in interfaces to force constructor signature > + checks in implementations. (Marcus) > + > + Starting with PHP 5.2 interfaces can have constructors. If you use this > + feature then all implementing classes must implement constructors with a > + matching signature, while normally constructors do not need to follow any > + base class or interface constructor signature. (Signature is the name for > + the parameter and return type definition which captures count, reference or > + not and any type hints). > + > +- Changed __toString to be called whereever applicable. (Marcus) > + > + The magic object method __toString() is now called whenever an object is > used > + as a string. The function must not throw an exception or the script will be > + terminated. The PHP 5.0/%51 fallback to return a string containing the > object > + idetifier has been dropped. Note that the object identifier is never > unique. > + That measn that if you have used this feature your application has been > + flawed. Nonetheless it will now be a catchable fatal error (see above). > + > +- Added RFC2397 (data: stream) support. (Marcus) > + > + Under windows this can mean a very rare change of behavior. If you are > using > + NTFS filesystem and making use of meta streams in your application this > does > + no longer work for a file with the name 'data' accessed without any path. > IF > + you need to do so you have to prefix the filename with the "file:" > protocol. Best regards, Marcus -- PHP Internals - PHP Runtime Development Mailing List To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
