#46579 [Opn->Fbk]: % integer overflow - no error message

ID: 46579 Updated by: jani@php.net Reported By: grissom dot bulldog at btinternet dot com -Status: Open +Status: Feedback Bug Type: Math related Operating System: Windows PHP Version: 5.2.6 New Comment: Not enough information was provided for us to be able to handle this bug. Please re-read the instructions at http://bugs.php.net/how-to-report.php If you can provide more information, feel free to add it to this bug and change the status back to "Open". Thank you for your interest in PHP. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2008-11-15 16:41:02] grissom dot bulldog at btinternet dot com Description: ------------ To add my 2 cents to the (looks like ongoing) issue of the % operator returning negative values when there is an integer overflow (ie where it is greater than 2^31-1) I'm not happy with the way the explanation is hand-waved away by previous replies saying "it's not a bug, it's an integer overflow". And I am aware there are other functions and ways round the problem, but that does not escape the fact that the function returns an erroneous value to the unsuspecting programmer who has not considered integer overflow. I would want that in such an instance, instead of returning a negative value and carrying on as if everything were perfectly alright, PHP should return an error message, something like "Integer Overflow at line 100". ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=46579&edit=1