Re: PHP 5.3.1 reference parameter regression

Tim Starling wrote: > Since 5.3.1 it's impossible to have a reference parameter passed to a > __call() function. > This change causes bugs in MediaWiki, where an attempt by a proxy object > to pass a call through to a function that accepts reference parameters > will always fail, due to the exacerbating change made to reference > argument semantics in PHP 5.3.0. > > If we want MediaWiki to support PHP 5.3.1, we'll have to do some major > changes, like abandoning __call entirely, or rewriting all the relevant > interfaces to not use reference parameters. I'm not too keen about doing > this without getting some indication from the PHP dev team as to whether > this change is permanent or whether it will be fixed in an imminent PHP > 5.3.2 release. If it's going to be fixed soon, we can just blacklist PHP > 5.3.1 in our installer. > > I've tried emailing stas but I didn't get a reply. > > -- Tim Starling It's also broken in PHP 5.2.11 and 5.2.12 RC4. Works in 5.2.10 and 5.2.11RC1. Whatever change broke it, was backported and got into 5.2.11RC2. PS: Did mediawiki opt-out for release candidate announcements? It didn't receive emails about RCs for 5.2.12 branch.