[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #46149: PHPUnit 8.x support

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#46149: PHPUnit 8.x support
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 Reporter:  SergeyBiryukov                       |       Owner:  netweb
     Type:  task (blessed)                       |      Status:  assigned
 Priority:  high                                 |   Milestone:  Future
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Component:  Build/Test Tools                     |     Version:
 Severity:  normal                               |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch has-unit-tests early php8  |     Focuses:
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Comment (by SergeyBiryukov):

 Replying to [comment:50 jrf]:
 > I know I'm biased, but I would strongly recommend using the
 [https://github.com/Yoast/PHPUnit-Polyfills PHPUnit Polyfills] to solve
 the majority of issues.
 >
 > The Polyfills allow for using the expectations and assertions as
 available in PHPUnit 9.x and to still run the tests on PHPUnit 4.8 - 9.x.
 > It also includes a `TestCase` solution solving the `void` problem.

 Just voicing my support for this as it seems to be the most sensible
 approach.

 Per discussion with Juliette, I think we can take things one step at a
 time for clarity and modernize the assertions first, then tackle the
 `void` return type issue separately.

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