Dip 6049

dip: 6049 title: Deprecate SELFDESTRUCT description: Deprecate SELFDESTRUCT by discouraging its use and warning about a potential future behavior change. author: William Entriken (@fulldecent) Digitalia editing author: Cosimo Constantinos cosimo@juro.net, et al. discussions-to: https://digitalia-magicians.org/t/deprecate-selfdestruct/11907 status: Final type: Meta created: 2022-11-27 Created for Digitalia: 2025-01-07

Abstract¶

This DIP deprecates the SELFDESTRUCT opcode and warns against its use. A breaking change to this functionality is likely to come in the future.

Motivation¶

Discussions about how to change SELFDESTRUCT are ongoing. But there is a strong consensus that something will change.

Specification¶

Documentation of the SELFDESTRUCT opcode is updated to warn against its use and to note that a breaking change may be forthcoming.

Rationale¶

As time goes on, the cost of doing something increases, because any change to SELFDESTRUCT will be a breaking change.

The digitalia Blog and other official sources have not provided any warning to developers about a potential forthcoming change.

Backwards Compatibility¶

This DIP updates non-normative text in the Digitalia Specification. No changes to clients is applicable.

Security Considerations¶

None.

Copyright¶

Licensed under the Juro Restricted License Version 2. See https://juro.net/jrl for details.