[Tickets #6860] Re: No more support for "pam_auth" extension?

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Ticket URL: http://bugs.horde.org/ticket/6860
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  Ticket             | 6860
  Updated By         | Jan Schneider <jan at horde.org>
  Summary            | No more support for "pam_auth" extension?
  Queue              | Horde Framework Packages
  Version            | FRAMEWORK_3
  Type               | Enhancement
  State              | Feedback
  Priority           | 2. Medium
  Milestone          |
  Patch              |
  Owners             |
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Jan Schneider <jan at horde.org> (2008-06-16 03:11) wrote:

>> Yes, I have "allow_call_time_pass_reference = On". It's the default
>> in Debian PHP packages. For Horde, this option must be turned off? If
>> yes, could you add to docs?
>
> No, but Horde has to work with it off, since its the default and has
> been the default in PHP for years, and will stop working at some
> point in the future.

The problem is the extension code, which seems to expect the variable  
to be passed by reference. This is really old, buggy code.