Package: phpbb3
Version: 3.0.10-3
Severity: grave
Tags: upstream patch
Justification: renders package unusable
The package seems to be incompatible with PHP 5.4.
When creating a new forum, it gives this PHP warning:
"Strict Standards: Non-static method utf_normalizer::nfc() should not
be called statically"
...and, for some reason, apparently fails to create the forum.
According to internet discussions, upstream is unwilling to properly
change the syntax as suggested in the warning because it would break
PHP 4 backwards compatibility. The suggested fix is therefore to
edit the source code and add ~E_STRICT.
Patch attached.
-- System Information:
Debian Release: wheezy/sid
APT prefers testing
APT policy: (500, 'testing')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Kernel: Linux 3.2.0-2-amd64 (SMP w/1 CPU core)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Versions of packages phpbb3 depends on:
ii apache2-mpm-worker [httpd] 2.2.22-9
ii dbconfig-common 1.8.47+nmu1
ii debconf [debconf-2.0] 1.5.44
ii mysql-client-5.5 [mysql-client] 5.5.24+dfsg-4
ii php5-cgi 5.4.4-2
ii php5-cli 5.4.4-2
ii php5-gd 5.4.4-2
ii php5-mysql 5.4.4-2
ii php5-sqlite 5.4.4-2
ii ucf 3.0025+nmu3
Versions of packages phpbb3 recommends:
ii exim4 4.80-7
ii exim4-daemon-light [mail-transport-agent] 4.80-7
ii php5-imagick 3.1.0~rc1-1+b2
Versions of packages phpbb3 suggests:
pn mysql-server | postgresql <none>
pn phpbb3-l10n <none>
-- debconf information excluded
--- ./includes/startup.php 2012-01-01 17:00:17.000000000 +0200
+++ /usr/share/phpbb3/www/includes/startup.php 2013-03-20 15:21:21.026932169 +0200
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
{
define('E_DEPRECATED', 8192);
}
-error_reporting(E_ALL & ~E_NOTICE & ~E_DEPRECATED);
+error_reporting(E_ALL & ~E_NOTICE & ~E_DEPRECATED & ~E_STRICT);
/*
* Remove variables created by register_globals from the global scope
