On 6/19/06, Joe Stump <joe@[...].net>  wrote:
>  I completely disagree with this. You're basically advocating code
>  duplication. What should happen is one of the following:

You are (again) putting words in my mouth. I never said that
duplicating code is good. But in the case of php_compat, it is. That's
all.


>  1.) Optional dependency (noted in the docs)

Read the full thread, this solution was rejected.

>  2.) Up your PHP requirements

Again

>  3.) Let people running old versions of PHP install PHP_Compat on
>  their own

Please check the lists archive.

>  Copying and pasting code from one package to another should be
>  discouraged IMO.

It is, in 99.99%. But nothing is black and white, there is a gray
area, sometimes small. This case is in the gray area and I think it is
a perfectly and sane choice to duplicate this portion of code.

Cheers,
--Pierre

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