[TYPO3-core] CGL proposal: Dropping the closing PHP tag

[Helmut Hummel]

Hi,

On 23.10.12 11:20, Ernesto Baschny [cron IT] wrote:

> long ago our .php files were indeed "XML" (PHP embedded in XHTML). This
> is simply not the case anymore. Our PHP files are not embedded in XML,
> we do *not* encourage to do that, because we separate them (for good
> reasons, which I don't think you will argue).
>
> So considering that we don't want to embedd PHP in XML, it sounds
> strange that we need to enforce a XML rule onto PHP files.

I second that.

> I am also +1 on removing the closing "?>"

Yes, please.

> (or at least the check).

I would only remove the check if we agree on removing the closing tag.
However, I would change the check to allow (exactly) one trailing 
newline after the closing tag if we still want to stick to "old-school" 
conventions.

Kind regards,
Helmut

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Helmut Hummel
Release Manager TYPO3 6.0
TYPO3 Core Developer, TYPO3 Security Team Member

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