[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #43218: PHPUnit 7.x support

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#43218: PHPUnit 7.x support
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 Reporter:  ayeshrajans       |       Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)      |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal            |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Build/Test Tools  |     Version:  trunk
 Severity:  normal            |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  needs-patch       |     Focuses:
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Comment (by soulseekah):

 Replying to [comment:7 dingo_bastard]:
 > Just to clarify, for unit tests to pass, we need to use PHPUnit 6? I
 tried running tests and I got
 >
 > > PHP Fatal error: Class PHPUnit_Util_Test may not inherit from final
 class (PHPUnit\Util\Test) in /vagrant-local/www/wordpress-
 develop/tests/phpunit/includes/phpunit6-compat.php on line 18
 >
 > error. Will downgrading the PHPUnit to v6 get rid of this?

 Yes, that's the point. PHPUnit 7 and up will probably not be supported for
 years to come. The PHP 7.x return hinting is just too much for our 5.x
 files.

 `composer require --dev phpunit/phpunit:^6`

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