ID: 27406
Comment by: de_bruut at hotmail dot com
Reported By: thomas at stauntons dot org
Status: Assigned
Bug Type: Unknown/Other Function
Operating System: OS X
PHP Version: 5.0.2-dev
Assigned To: iliaa
New Comment:
"How should the docs be changed? This misfeature hasn't been dealt with
yet...maybe we should just remove the docs :)"
What misfeature? IMO a function that can check the syntax of a PHP file
before it's included has real benefits for development and testing (as
it can be used to avoid parse and fatal errors etc). And the
documentation of php_check_syntax perfectly describes such a function.
The only problem here is the fact that php_check_syntax not only checks
the code, but executes it as well. I'd say that this is unexpected,
undesirable behavior (a bug). The documentation is just fine the way it
is now...
Previous Comments:
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[2004-09-20 21:36:57] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
How should the docs be changed? This misfeature hasn't been dealt with
yet...maybe we should just remove the docs :)
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[2004-09-16 18:19:12] didou at keliglia dot com
"So should this function actually execute the code (like an include())
or
should it be a simple lint check (identical to php -l)"
It should do only a lint check, otherway we don't need this function as
we already have include..
Anyway, we should really change the docs philip.
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[2004-08-26 18:20:05] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Tested latest CVS on a Win32 machine, same problem. Here's a very
simple test:
randominclude.php
<?php
function foobar() {
echo "HI";
}
?>
checksyntax.php
<?php
if (php_check_syntax('randominclude.php')) {
echo "passed";
foobar();
}
?>
Calling checksyntax.php via Module/CLI/CGI results in:
passedHI
As opposed to:
passed
Fatal error: Call to undefined function foobar() in ...
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[2004-08-09 05:10:33] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
So should this function actually execute the code (like an include())
or should it be a simple lint check (identical to php -l). The doc
team assumed the later. Please advise with specific information on how
this should be documented or if this is indeed a bug, say so.
http://cvs.php.net/co.php/phpdoc/en/reference/misc/functions/php-check-syntax.xml
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[2004-08-08 18:59:20] phpbug at bigredspark dot com
Bogus? Could someone document this function so we know what the
"proper" usage is? Is this funtion meant to load the file into the
current scope as it's syntax is checked? If so, please say so in the
documentation. Otherwise, I have another bug report to file.
original.php
<?php
$bool = php_check_syntax('checkme.php');
foo();
$bar = new Bar;
$bar->foo();
?>
checkme.php
<?php
function foo()
{ echo "checkme::foo\n"; }
class Bar {
function foo()
{ echo "checkme::bar::foo\n"; }
}
?>
results in
checkme::foo
checkme::bar::foo
for example, when my assumption of how the function works should have
the code results in undefined function and class errors.
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