[Bug 389051] [NEW] Prototype inheritance enforced on __construct

[Jesdisciple]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: php5

Ubuntu 9.04
PHP v5.2.6-3ubuntu4.1

http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=34019
> I think we should either disable __construct/__destruct enforcement or
> ensure the interface rules apply since that is imho the only thing that
> would make sense.
(Looking at this quote again, he wasn't proposing what I am; it is, however, the most relevant comment I found.)

I request that the first option be chosen, or at least offered to users.
Having identical arguments in constructors is much too restricting.  In
my case, I have a very generic top-level class which takes two arrays,
$options and $details.  In my more specific classes, I wanted to list
the parameters explicitly and then pass them as arrays internally.  I
think this is more intuitive, and it's certainly more convenient for the
user of the specific classes (me, haha).

I would welcome, in place of this rule, a requirement that the child
class call the parent's constructor, using the normal calling rules.

Workaround:  On the most specific classes, provde a static
'get_instance' function which calls the constructor.  If children of
these classes need to use yet another constructor prototype, they must
make a new method.

** Affects: php5 (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Prototype inheritance enforced on __construct
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/389051
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