(03-09-2023, 07:03 AM)elementcode Wrote: (03-09-2023, 01:02 AM)superior Wrote: But I can imagine there are packages who rely on 8.0 from previous releases within CI4 projects.
Those can still use the 4.3 Branch.
(03-09-2023, 02:42 AM)tgix Wrote: [...] maybe it's time to move to CI 5.0 with PHP 8.1+ as supported version. This would keep version 4 for backward compatibility and serious bug-fixes.
Since CI handles its breaking changes at the minor, the CI 4.3 branch could easily be used for backward compatibility and serious bug-fixes.
CI major versions seem to be reserved for major framework upgrades (see CI3 vs CI4)
In my opinion, we should drop all but the current PHP version (8.2) for every new minor branch, since those new minor branches always mean breaking changes.
This would allow us to go forward with the pace of PHP and not limp behind trying to support deprecated PHP versions.
People who can't upgrade to a new PHP Version could still use all upgrades in their respective minor branch.
If they need features from a higher minor branch they need to upgrade their PHP version.
This seems to be a fair deal to me.
When CI requires 8.2, and for example DomPdf supports untill 8.1 you'll run with problems.
