[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #20801: Deprecating PHP4-style constructors gracefully

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#20801: Deprecating PHP4-style constructors gracefully
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 Reporter:  uuf6429       |      Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)  |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal        |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Widgets       |    Version:  3.3.2
 Severity:  normal        |   Keywords:  has-patch
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 The class WP_Widget in `wp-includes/widget.php` makes use of PHP4-style
 constructor for compatibility with plugins (mostly).

 I propose two changes here:

 - A direct call to the old constructor should trigger a deprecation notice
 - The PHP4-style constructor *must* be declared after __construct()
 otherwise, an E_STRICT regarding constructor re-declaration is thrown.

 Please find a patch attached...

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