#30208 [NEW]: Strange Notice when trying to define the same constant twice

From: jaenecke@php.net Operating system: Slackware Linux PHP version: 4.3.8 PHP Bug Type: *General Issues Bug description: Strange Notice when trying to define the same constant twice Description: ------------ Redefining a constant in a required file produces a strange Notice. This occurs on Commandline and Modul (both 4.3.8) Reproduce code: --------------- File main.php: <?PHP error_reporting( E_ALL ); define( 'FOO', 'MAIN' ); require_once( './sub.php' ); echo FOO; ?> File sub.php: <?PHP define( 'FOO', 'SUB' ); ?> Expected result: ---------------- I would expect the Notice to complain about redefining FOO, not some weird chars. Actual result: -------------- Executing main.php (Commandline or Modul) I get ouptut like: Notice: Constant ;f@ already defined in [...]/sub.php on line 2 MAIN The weird chars for the constant name differ. -- Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=30208&edit=1 -- Try a CVS snapshot (php4): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30208&r=trysnapshot4 Try a CVS snapshot (php5.0): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30208&r=trysnapshot50 Try a CVS snapshot (php5.1): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30208&r=trysnapshot51 Fixed in CVS: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30208&r=fixedcvs Fixed in release: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30208&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30208&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30208&r=needscript Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30208&r=oldversion Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30208&r=support Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30208&r=notwrong Not enough info: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30208&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30208&r=submittedtwice register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30208&r=globals PHP 3 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30208&r=php3 Daylight Savings: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30208&r=dst IIS Stability: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30208&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30208&r=gnused Floating point limitations: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30208&r=float MySQL Configuration Error: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30208&r=mysqlcfg