Bug#605571: [php-maint] Bug#605571: libapache2-mod-php5: Please enable pcntl functions

2010-12-08 Thread sean finney
hiya, On Wed, Dec 08, 2010 at 08:28:31PM +0100, Raphael Hertzog wrote: > So there are security concerns apparently... any specific security risk > or just the fear of letting malicious people use those functions to run > daemons where it was not intended? i guess that'd be a bit problematic, but

Bug#605571: [php-maint] Bug#605571: libapache2-mod-php5: Please enable pcntl functions

2010-12-08 Thread Raphael Hertzog
Hi, On Wed, 08 Dec 2010, sean finney wrote: > > Unfortunately that function is only available in the -cli variant of PHP5 > > for a reason that I ignore. > > well you may choose to ignore it, but we can't since we're the ones > who would be responsible for the fall-out :) I made no choice to ign

Bug#605571: [php-maint] Bug#605571: libapache2-mod-php5: Please enable pcntl functions

2010-12-08 Thread sean finney
tags 605571 wontfix thanks hiya, On Wed, Dec 01, 2010 at 12:14:02PM +0100, Raphaël Hertzog wrote: > I have PHP code that wants to check the return value of pclose() and I > need the pcntl_wifexited() and pcntl_wexitstatus() functions to do > the work in a clean/portable way. > > $status

Bug#605571: libapache2-mod-php5: Please enable pcntl functions

2010-12-01 Thread Raphaël Hertzog
Package: libapache2-mod-php5 Severity: wishlist I have PHP code that wants to check the return value of pclose() and I need the pcntl_wifexited() and pcntl_wexitstatus() functions to do the work in a clean/portable way. $status = pclose($handle); if (!pcntl_wifexited($status) || p