PEAR causes error with E_STRICT and PHP5

[hackel]

Binary package hint: php-pear

When using PEAR with PHP5, I get the following error:

Strict standards: Assigning the return value of new by reference is deprecated in /usr/share/php/PEAR.php on line 563 / 566

On line 562 the reference & must be removed:

        if ($skipmsg) {
            $a = new $ec($code, $mode, $options, $userinfo);
            return $a;
        } else {
            $a = new $ec($message, $code, $mode, $options, $userinfo);
            return $a;
        }

After that, everything works and the error goes away.

[hackel (hackel)]

FYI using php-pear 5.1.6-1ubuntu2.1 on Edgy

[Paul Dufresne (paulduf)]

Well, I know almost nothing about PHP and Pear,
but I can confirm that in Gutsy, there is still $a = &new ... rather than $a = new ...

Seems complete enough for a developer to verify, so I am confirming this bug.

[Till Klampaeckel (till-php)]

This is not a bug, PEAR is PHP4 compatible. To not see those issues, adjust error_reporting in php.ini.

If you want PHP5.3+ code, please check out pyrus:
http://pear2.php.net/

[Chuck Short (zulcss)]

Gutsy is no longer supported so Im closing this bug. Its also probably fixed in natty or lucid so if you can still reproduce it on either of those two then please re-open the bug.