RE: [PHP-DEV] E_RECOVERABLE_ERROR for "Call to a member function on a non-object"

> > > > 4. Has anyone attempted this change before and had it rejected, or given > > > > up? > > > 4, yes, at least there were a couple of discussions in general about > > > removing/converting some of the fatals to recoverable fatals > > Thanks: do you have any pointers for where I can find this? > > there were some good discussion in the > http://grokbase.com/t/php/php-internals/128335vjrj/error-handling-brainstorming > thread > (see for example the reply from Nikita where he also mentioned the cases when the fatal > isn't really a fatal, just hard to recover from sanely). > some other related discussion happened in Š > ìé+Ÿ”yûéó$pWhttp://www.mail-archive.com/internals@lists.php.net/msg60652.html Thanks, that’s very helpful. > and the closest thread that I can found would be > > http://grokbase.com/t/php/php-internals/122nywvc5f/exceptions-for-method-on-non-object-rather-than-fatal-desired-feature That seems to be the exact same proposal, which is encouraging in some ways, but discouraging in others :-) The thread was quickly derailed with discussion of turning errors into exceptions; which I don't think is needed here. We just need to change the category of this error (and ensure that the interpreter is in a suitable state to recover from the error, if the user chooses to do so). I have emailed Ralf Lang to see how far he got after that thread. > see for example the reply from Nikita That message seemed to be related to converting errors to exceptions. I don't propose to do that; I just hope to convert some E_ERRORs to E_RECOVERABLE_ERROR > there were some good discussion in the > http://grokbase.com/t/php/php-internals/128335vjrj/error-handling-brainstorming > thread I have emailed Derick Rethans about this comment: http://grokbase.com/t/php/php-internals/128335vjrj/error-handling-brainstorming#201208272kxvjtb16cvqpd4n8aeweqtwk8 where he suggested there was a specific reason that the remaining E_ERRORs could not be converted to E_RECOVERABLE_ERRORs. I'll copy any replies to the list. Best, Rich Richard Bradley Tel : 020 7485 7500 ext 3230 | Fax : 020 7485 7575 softwire Sunday Times Best Small Companies 2012 - 6th in the UK Web : www.softwire.com | Addr : 325 Highgate Studios, 53-79 Highgate Road, London NW5 1TL Softwire Technology Limited. Registered in England no. 3824658. Registered Office : 13 Station Road, London N3 2SB