#24928 [NEW]: error_log inconsistent in adding newline to files

From: phpbugs at localpin dot com Operating system: Windows XP Home Edition PHP version: 4.3.1 PHP Bug Type: Unknown/Other Function Bug description: error_log inconsistent in adding newline to files Description: ------------ There is an inconsistency whether error_log gives a newline or not when sending output, only based upon whether the file is not named (message type 0) or named explicitly (message type 3). i.e. when doing "error_log($msg)" a newline is automatically appended, but when doing "error_log($msg, 3, $myfile)" a newline is not automatically appended. e.g. error_log($msg) gives: 1. My msg 2. My msg 3. My msg 4. My msg but error_log($msg, 3, $another_file) gives: 1. My msg 2. My msg 3. M y msg 4. My msg Since in both cases the output is to a file, it seems to me that this is inconsistent. Either BOTH should give an automatic newline, or NEITHER. One can even imagine the case where the filename for both is identical (e.g. both use the file "error.log"), yet because you specify the name of the file explicitly, you don't get a 'free' newline char. Reproduce code: --------------- var $counter = 1; var $log_elsewhere = true; var $msg_prefix = "This is test number: "; var $dev_filename = "c:/Program Files/Apache Group/Apache/logs/dev_error.log";$elsewhere_log_name = while (true) { $msg = $msg_prefix . $counter; if ($log_elsewhere) { error_log($fileline, 3, $dev_filename); // The following line should not be necessary error_log("\n", 3, $dev_filename); } else { error_log($fileline); } $counter++; } Expected result: ---------------- Without the extra newline sending, I would like the output to be identical in both cases. -- Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=24928&edit=1 -- Try a CVS snapshot (php4): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=24928&r=trysnapshot4 Try a CVS snapshot (php5): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=24928&r=trysnapshot5 Fixed in CVS: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=24928&r=fixedcvs Fixed in release: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=24928&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=24928&r=needtrace Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=24928&r=oldversion Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=24928&r=support Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=24928&r=notwrong Not enough info: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=24928&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=24928&r=submittedtwice register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=24928&r=globals PHP 3 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=24928&r=php3 Daylight Savings: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=24928&r=dst IIS Stability: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=24928&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=24928&r=gnused