ncurses and error output

[Volker Kamp]

Hi,
I'm using the CLI SAPI of PHP to create ncurses programs. All works fine
instead of debugging, since most PHP debuggers are not compatible to CLI.
The worst is, that after calling ncurses_init() any error or warning printed
out by PHP goes to nowhere, since ncurses seems to block any output to
STDERR.
I tried redirecting STDERR with "script.php 2> err.txt", but this does'nt
work.
Any ideas?
Thanks a lot,
Volker

[Colin McKinnon]

Re: ncurses and error output

Volker Kamp wrote:
[color=blue]
> Hi,
> I'm using the CLI SAPI of PHP to create ncurses programs. All works fine
> instead of debugging, since most PHP debuggers are not compatible to CLI.
> The worst is, that after calling ncurses_init() any error or warning
> printed out by PHP goes to nowhere, since ncurses seems to block any
> output to STDERR.
> I tried redirecting STDERR with "script.php 2> err.txt", but this does'nt
> work.[/color]

Write your own error handler - it can't cope with parse errors, but you can
use 'php -l' for that. See

http://uk2.php.net/manual/en/function.set-error-handler.php

HTH

C.

[Volker Kamp]

Re: ncurses and error output

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> > I'm using the CLI SAPI of PHP to create ncurses programs. All works fine
> > instead of debugging, since most PHP debuggers are not compatible to[/color][/color]
CLI.[color=blue][color=green]
> > The worst is, that after calling ncurses_init() any error or warning
> > printed out by PHP goes to nowhere, since ncurses seems to block any
> > output to STDERR.
> > I tried redirecting STDERR with "script.php 2> err.txt", but this[/color][/color]
does'nt[color=blue][color=green]
> > work.[/color]
>
> Write your own error handler - it can't cope with parse errors, but you[/color]
can[color=blue]
> use 'php -l' for that. See
> http://uk2.php.net/manual/en/functio...or-handler.php
>[/color]
Thanks, good idea, but I also like to see fatal errors, like calls to
undefined
functions. AFAIK php always handles fatal errors internaly without the use
of user error handlers. And "php -l" can't find undefined funcs. Hmm...
Any other idea?
Volker