composer warning: Ambiguous class resolution; file for autoloading is chosen at random

[sapphirecat]

Warning: Ambiguous class resolution, "SimpleReflection" was found in both "vendor/simpletest/simpletest/reflection_php4.php" and "vendor/simpletest/simpletest/reflection_php5.php", the first will be used.

Composer seems to iterate in filesystem order, so this class effectively gets chosen at random on each distinct installation, although the php5 variant is the correct one in my environment.

I don't think this makes a difference (the class isn't actually autoloaded, so if the wrong one was in the autoloader, nothing bad happens) unless client code accidentally triggers the autoload before SimpleTest gets a chance to do its own direct loading. Still, I would like the warning to be fixed.

In fact, I think the php4 file can just be deleted. composer.json and the bundled docs both say 1.1+ are PHP5-only, and I can't find anywhere that would load the php4 variant.

[jakoch]

In fact, I think the php4 file can just be deleted.

Allright, i've dropped the file and it's test.

[lxlang]

Can you create a new version including this fix?

[VasuLief]

+1

[stockii]

👍

[zaratozom]

👍

[GuillaumeMB]

Any news regarding this matter?

[jakoch]

Can you create a new version including this fix?

I've released a new tag v1.1.7 including these changes.

[GuillaumeMB]

On my composer.json file when I add "simpletest/simpletest": "^1.1", version 1.1.6 of simpletest is installed. I don't understand why because the new tag 1.1.7 is available on Packagist.

[jakoch]

I tested the issue you reported, but was unable to reproduce it.
I used the following composer.json:

{
    "require": {
        "simpletest/simpletest": "^1.1"
    }
}

Then composer install -vvv --profile.
Result: - Installing simpletest/simpletest (v1.1.7).