On Tue, Jan 6, 2015 at 1:08 AM, Xinchen Hui <larue...@php.net> wrote: > Hey: > > I was working on zend_qsort improvement. but I got a problem need > to be disscussed with you fist.. first > > as we know, previously zend_qsort is not a stable sorting algo. > > my draft patch (which already get 0.1% IRs reduce in wordpress) > is kindof a stable sorting algo, you can find it here > (https://github.com/laruence/php-src/compare/zend_sort) > > so, there is a bc break, like for : > > $array = array("o", "O"); > sort($array, SORT_STRING|SORT_FLAG_CASE); > > var_dump($array); > > previously implementation does the swap: > > array(2) { > [0]=> > string(1) "O" > [1]=> > string(1) "o" > } > > but new implementation doesn't not: does not > > array(2) { > [0]=> > string(1) "o" > [1]=> > string(1) "O" > } > > do you think such BC break is acceptable? or I still need a RFC? :< > > thanks > -- > Xinchen Hui > @Laruence > http://www.laruence.com/
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