#47198 [Opn]: pcntl_signal needs declare(ticks) which is deprecated since 5.3

ID: 47198 Updated by: lbarnaud@php.net Reported By: me at thomaskeller dot biz Status: Open -Bug Type: PCNTL related +Bug Type: Documentation problem Operating System: Linux PHP Version: 5.3.0alpha3 -Assigned To: +Assigned To: lbarnaud New Comment: pcntl_signal_dispatch() has been added as a workaround for scripts already using pcntl_signal(). It returns true, so that you can use it in your main loop like this: while (pcntl_signal_dispatch() && loop_condition); pcntl_sigwaitinfo(), pcntl_sigtimedwait() and pcntl_sigprocmask() has also been added to 5.3. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2009-01-23 11:37:59] me at thomaskeller dot biz Description: ------------ To state the PHP docs on register_tick_function (http://de2.php.net/manual/en/function.register-tick-function.php): "5.3.0 Ticks are now deprecated and register_tick_function() now throws an E_DEPRECATED notice." However, ticks are needed for pcntl_signal to process signal interrupts (pcntl_signal uses them since 4.3). Deprecating ticks will make cli scripts written in PHP pretty much useless if there is no signal handling available. The documentation also misses to outline alternatives for signal handling from 5.3 onwards. Reproduce code: --------------- n/a Expected result: ---------------- n/a Actual result: -------------- n/a ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=47198&edit=1