Bug #51791 [Csd]: constant() aborts execution when fail to check undefined constant

From:	felipe@php.net	Date:	Mon, 17 May 2010 11:04:49 +0000
Subject:	Bug #51791 [Csd]: constant() aborts execution when fail to check undefined constant
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Edit report at http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=51791&edit=1

 ID:               51791
 Updated by:       felipe@php.net
 Reported by:      iliavlad at mail dot ru
 Summary:          constant() aborts execution when fail to check
                   undefined constant
 Status:           Closed
 Type:             Bug
 Package:          Scripting Engine problem
 Operating System: Windows, Linux
 PHP Version:      5.3.2
 Assigned To:      felipe

 New Comment:

constant('not::exists') was issuing an E_FATAL.


Previous Comments:
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[2010-05-17 08:12:48] mike@php.net

How's this a bug?

echo NOTEXISTS;
echo NOT::EXISTS;

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[2010-05-13 04:13:36] felipe@php.net

This bug has been fixed in SVN.

Snapshots of the sources are packaged every three hours; this change
will be in the next snapshot. You can grab the snapshot at
http://snaps.php.net/.
 
Thank you for the report, and for helping us make PHP better.



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[2010-05-13 04:13:32] felipe@php.net

Automatic comment from SVN on behalf of felipe
Revision: http://svn.php.net/viewvc/?view=revision&revision=299320
Log: - Fixed bug #51791 (constant() aborts execution when fail to check
undefined constant)

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[2010-05-13 03:16:14] bjori@php.net

This is definitely a bug.

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[2010-05-13 01:02:35] philip@php.net

I don't see this change mentioned at any of the following locations:
 - http://php.net/php5news
 - http://php.net/migration53
 - http://php.net/function.constant

Therefore, it can't be completely bogus. Please explain if this BC break
in 5_3 
is intentional. constant('IDONOTEXIST') still returns NULL however, with

E_WARNING instead of E_FATAL.

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Thread (9 messages)

• iliavlad at mail dot ruTue, 11 May 2010 10:12:49 +0000
  • mike@php.netWed, 12 May 2010 06:16:15 +0000Bug #51791 [Opn->Bgs]: constant() failed to check undefined constant and php interpreter stoped
  • iliavlad at mail dot ruWed, 12 May 2010 22:09:29 +0000Bug #51791 [Bgs]: constant() failed to check undefined constant and php interpreter stoped
  • philip@php.netWed, 12 May 2010 23:02:35 +0000Bug #51791 [Bgs->Opn]: constant() failed to check undefined constant and php interpreter stoped
  • bjori@php.netThu, 13 May 2010 01:16:14 +0000Bug #51791 [Opn->Ver]: constant() failed to check undefined constant and php interpreter stoped
  • felipe@php.netThu, 13 May 2010 02:13:38 +0000Bug #51791 [Ver->Csd]: constant() aborts execution when fail to check undefined constant
  • mike@php.netMon, 17 May 2010 06:12:50 +0000Bug #51791 [Csd]: constant() aborts execution when fail to check undefined constant
  • felipe@php.netMon, 17 May 2010 11:04:49 +0000Bug #51791 [Csd]: constant() aborts execution when fail to check undefined constant
  • felipe@php.netMon, 17 May 2010 11:05:53 +0000Bug #51791 [Csd]: constant() aborts execution when fail to check undefined constant