[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #41498: Why are global functions not wrapped in function_exists?

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#41498: Why are global functions not wrapped in function_exists?
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 Reporter:  doecode          |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  feature request  |      Status:  closed
 Priority:  normal           |   Milestone:
Component:  I18N             |     Version:
 Severity:  normal           |  Resolution:  wontfix
 Keywords:                   |     Focuses:
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Changes (by swissspidy):

 * status:  new => closed
 * resolution:   => wontfix
 * milestone:  Awaiting Review =>


Comment:

 WordPress is moving away from pluggable functions like this and we
 shouldn't be adding new ones.  Doing so could lead to all sorts of trouble
 and backward compatibility issues down the road as we suddenly can't be
 certain about how `__()` is used anymore. For example, we would never be
 able to add additional parameters for things like gender (see #42725). In
 short, this would put us in a bad spot.

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