Bug #55168 [Opn->Csd]: mcrypt_create_iv uses E_ERROR on Win and E_WARNING on *nix

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=55168&edit=1 ID: 55168 Updated by: iliaa@php.net Reported by: ircmaxell at gmail dot com Summary: mcrypt_create_iv uses E_ERROR on Win and E_WARNING on *nix -Status: Open +Status: Closed Type: Bug Package: mcrypt related Operating System: Windows PHP Version: 5.4SVN-2011-07-09 (SVN) -Assigned To: +Assigned To: iliaa Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: 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/. For Windows: http://windows.php.net/snapshots/ Thank you for the report, and for helping us make PHP better. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2011-07-09 15:33:00] ircmaxell at gmail dot com Description: ------------ If you call mcrypt_create_iv with either the MCRYPT_DEV_RANDOM or MCRYPT_DEV_URANDOM constants, and it cannot generate enough data, it issues an E_ERROR fatal error. However, on linux when the same situation it will just issue an E_WARNING. I suggest that it should be changed from an E_ERROR to an E_WARNING on Windows (as it certainly is recoverable). See: http://svn.php.net/viewvc/php/php-src/branches/PHP_5_4/ext/mcrypt/mcrypt.c? revision=311033&view=markup Specifically lines 1397 and 1422 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=55168&edit=1