[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #24357: Stop suppressing E_DEPRECATED when WP_DEBUG

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#24357: Stop suppressing E_DEPRECATED when WP_DEBUG
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 Reporter:  nacin         |      Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)  |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal        |  Milestone:  3.6
Component:  General       |    Version:
 Severity:  normal        |   Keywords:
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 Our current code in wp_debug_mode() is not designed for PHP 5.4. When
 WP_DEBUG is on, we set the error reporting level to E_ALL minus
 E_DEPRECATED and minus E_STRICT.

 Given that PHP 5.4 has turned many of these E_DEPRECATED situations (such
 as call-time pass-by-reference) into fatal or parse errors — removing
 deprecated features as they promised — plugin authors need to know their
 code will no longer be working.

 I don't think it's a bad idea to continue to suppress E_STRICT, though we
 can make that decision at a later time. If a developer sees too many
 notices, they're going to ignore all of them. For this, we'll need to do a
 >= 5.4 check and then lump in E_STRICT, as E_STRICT is *not* included in
 E_ALL prior to 5.4 (thus our current check is already a little wonky).

 Also, core is pretty solid when it comes to both E_STRICT and E_DEPRECATED
 issues, because we've been testing with the latest versions of PHP for
 some time now.

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