[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #40548: Remove HHVM from the test matrix on Travis

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#40548: Remove HHVM from the test matrix on Travis
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 Reporter:  johnbillion       |      Owner:
     Type:  task (blessed)    |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal            |  Milestone:  4.8
Component:  Build/Test Tools  |    Version:
 Severity:  normal            |   Keywords:
  Focuses:                    |
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 Maintaining the HHVM test infrastructure on Travis takes a
 disproportionately high amount of effort. Particularly because the HHVM
 build:

 * Is in the allowed failures list
 * Has never passed
 * Often errors

 Given the exceptionally low usage numbers of HHVM, support in the Travis
 test suite should be removed.

 The PHP world owes a lot to HHVM for helping it push it forward. Without
 HHVM, maybe we wouldn't have seen such incredible performance gains in PHP
 7. Thank you, HHVM.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/40548>
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