[Bug 327326] [NEW] parse_ini_file wrong return value on failure

[Robin Mehner]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: php5

The php5 package of ubuntu seems to have patched the function
"parse_ini_file" to the state where the function returns the wrong value
on failure. Documentation of the function and it's behavior:
http://php.net/parse_ini_file

1) Ubuntu Release:
Description:    Ubuntu 8.10
Release:        8.10

2) PHP Package:
 apt-cache policy php5
php5:
  Installiert: 5.2.6-2ubuntu4
  Kandidat: 5.2.6-2ubuntu4
  Versions-Tabelle:
 *** 5.2.6-2ubuntu4 0
        500 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

3) Expection:

<?php

var_dump( parse_ini_file( '/this/does/not/exist' ) );

?>

should return "bool(false)"

4) Happens instead:
"array(0) {}" is returned.

The same is for parse errors (providing wrong file format).

5) cross tests:

with self compiled php and php packages of another distro (Gentoo in
this case) it works as expected.

6) test script

self-contained test script can be found in the attachment. Another one
is here: http://friendpaste.com/7KHoIbJCPCx7iDTUt6m1t0 (this simulates a
parse error)

** Affects: php5 (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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parse_ini_file wrong return value on failure
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/327326
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