[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #42264: Systematic way of dealing with compat code and polyfills

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#42264: Systematic way of dealing with compat code and polyfills
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 Reporter:  schlessera      |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement     |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal          |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Bootstrap/Load  |     Version:
 Severity:  normal          |  Resolution:
 Keywords:                  |     Focuses:
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Comment (by jrf):

 > I see no reason why we couldn't combine both approaches, to have PHP-
 version-based files and extension-based files.

 @schlessera Agreed 👍.

 > For extensions that have become required at one point, you always load
 the polyfill except for when you've reached the minimum PHP version where
 it became standard.

 My point was more that this statement can not be relied on as PHP can be
 (and I've seen it happen) compiled without the required extensions.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/42264#comment:7>
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