PHP 7.2 Is One Step Away From Release

[phoronix]

Phoronix: PHP 7.2 Is One Step Away From Release

This week marked the sixth and final planned release candidate for PHP 7.2...

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=PHP-7.2-Release-Coming

[bulletxt]

Will Ubuntu 18.04 ship this or 7.1?

[AJenbo]

"evem ore" -> "even more"

I'm mostly excited about the parameter type widening as it will allow libraries to type hint there methods without requiring that any one that uses it to do the same for things to keep working.

[FishPls]

Will Ubuntu 18.04 ship this or 7.1?

Assuming neither of them are special LTS-versions (or otherwise supported longer than the other), it would probably be 7.2.

[bulletxt]

Assuming neither of them are special LTS-versions (or otherwise supported longer than the other), it would probably be 7.2.

isn't 18.04 an lts release?

[FishPls]

isn't 18.04 an lts release?

I meant the PHP versions. Ubuntu 18.04 indeed is an LTS version, that's why they usually pick up either LTS versions of software or latest if no LTS is available.