From: Nikita Popov <nikita.ppv@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Aug 2020 09:19:35 +0000 (+0200)
Subject: Expand upgrading note for namespaced name change
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Expand upgrading note for namespaced name change

Mention the case from bug #79942.

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diff --git a/UPGRADING b/UPGRADING
index 15e19f2782..c74fc585ad 100644
--- a/UPGRADING
+++ b/UPGRADING
@@ -206,7 +206,9 @@ PHP 8.0 UPGRADE NOTES
     RFC: https://wiki.php.net/rfc/string_to_number_comparison
   . Namespaced names can no longer contain whitespace: While `Foo\Bar` will be
     recognized as a namespaced name, `Foo \ Bar` will not. Conversely, reserved
-    keywords are now permitted as namespace segments.
+    keywords are now permitted as namespace segments, which may also change the
+    interpretation of code: `new\x` is now the same as `constant('new\x')`, not
+    `new \x()`.
     RFC: https://wiki.php.net/rfc/namespaced_names_as_token
   . Nested ternaries now require explicit parentheses.
     RFC: https://wiki.php.net/rfc/ternary_associativity