Bug #52515 [Opn->Bgs]: php -l (lint) documentation incorrect/confusing

Edit report at http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=52515&edit=1 ID: 52515 Updated by: markskilbeck@php.net Reported by: exaxngxums at mailinator dot com Summary: php -l (lint) documentation incorrect/confusing -Status: Open +Status: Bogus Type: Bug Package: Documentation problem PHP Version: 5.3.3 Block user comment: N New Comment: Why doesn't it make sense? -l just runs a syntax check. If you want to know about errors, other than the syntax, you need to execute the file properly, which is exactly what the documentation says. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2010-08-02 15:13:17] exaxngxums at mailinator dot com Description: ------------ Under the -l option at http://php.net/manual/en/features.commandline.options.php it says "This option won't find fatal errors (like undefined functions). Use -f if you would like to test for fatal errors too." "-f"? Really? That doesn't make any sense, given what -f is for (actually running the script). I asked on the users mailing list and Peter Lnid said "Sounds like a roundabout way of saying "You can only find run-time errors (such as undefined functions) by actually running the script". Could definitely need some clarification" I agree with him, on both points. Please make it explicitly clear what you mean. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=52515&edit=1