[wp-meta] [Making WordPress.org] #1646: Pre-commit hooks on plugin repo block code beyond PHP 5.4

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#1646: Pre-commit hooks on plugin repo block code beyond PHP 5.4
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 Reporter:  leewillis77       |      Owner:
     Type:  defect            |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal            |  Milestone:
Component:  Plugin Directory  |   Keywords:
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 The plugin repo blocks the committing of any code that uses syntax
 specific to modern versions of PHP (anecdotally > 5.4, although I haven't
 checked to confirm).

 I understand that this is an attempt to avoid WSOD, but the hooks trigger
 failures even if the plugin checks for, and deals gracefully with the
 issue - it looks like all files are linted even if they wouldn't be
 included in practice.

 svn: E165001: Commit failed (details follow):
 svn: E165001: Commit blocked by pre-commit hook (exit code 1) with output:
 PHP Parse error:  syntax error, unexpected '.', expecting ',' or ';' in -
 on line 38

 This seems (see twitter threads below) to be a known issue, but I couldn't
 find a ticket to follow, so logging this so there is some transparency
 about the efforts to resolve it.

 https://twitter.com/soulseekah/status/702227207767330816
 https://twitter.com/leewillis77/status/707694122677698560

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