Hi list, I think having a minor PHP version for the only sake of adding E_DEPRECATED is kind of pointless to be honest. Historically, PHP (or other languages for the matter, I'm thinking of python) minor versions have brought new features. Adding notices is not a reason for a new version imho.
If what we want are notices, and helping people to migrate to PHP 7, then we can create tools for this. For example, python made a tool to help with the transition of python 2 to python 3. Go did the same for 0.x to 1.0, if my memory serves right. The point of new versions is to include new features or bug fixes for the language, static analysis can be done with external tools. The fact that we'll have to maintain one more version is also not something to be taken lightly, especially when I see examples of how things progress in php-src. (I'm thinking about the recent contributor who gave up.) Now, if the reason people want PHP 5.7 is to extend PHP 5 lifetime, then it's another matter, and the lifetime of existing versions could be extended. Just my $0.02. Cheers, Florian Margaine
