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<?php function f(&$a) {} function &g($a) { $v = $a; return $v; } $a = function() {}; f(1+1);
Output for 8.3.0 - 8.3.7
Fatal error: Uncaught Error: f(): Argument #1 ($a) could not be passed by reference in /in/VIa2L:8 Stack trace: #0 {main} thrown in /in/VIa2L on line 8
Process exited with code 255.
Output for 8.1.23 - 8.1.28, 8.2.10 - 8.2.18
Fatal error: Uncaught Error: f(): Argument #1 ($a) cannot be passed by reference in /in/VIa2L:8 Stack trace: #0 {main} thrown in /in/VIa2L on line 8
Process exited with code 255.
Output for 5.3.0 - 5.3.27, 5.4.0 - 5.4.19
Fatal error: Only variables can be passed by reference in /in/VIa2L on line 8
Process exited with code 255.

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