The path passed to --log-events-text or --log-events-verbose-text must be absolute

[theofidry]

Q	A
PHPUnit version	10.5.2
PHP version	8.3.0
Installation Method	Composer

Summary

When executing PHPUnit with --log-events-text or --log-events-verbose-text, the configured path may not be absolute. In this case, if a test changes the working directory, the output file may inadvertently change.

Current behavior

In Box:

$ php -dphar.readonly=1 vendor/bin/phpunit --testsuite=Tests --colors=always tests/Console/Command --log-events-text=dist/log-phpunit

[...]

Warning: file_put_contents(dist/log2): Failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /Users/tfidry/Project/Humbug/box/vendor/phpunit/phpunit/src/Logging/EventLogger.php on line 43

Call Stack:
    0.0001     633832   1. {main}() /Users/tfidry/Project/Humbug/box/vendor/bin/phpunit:0
    0.0002     645504   2. include('/Users/tfidry/Project/Humbug/box/vendor/phpunit/phpunit/phpunit') /Users/tfidry/Project/Humbug/box/vendor/bin/phpunit:122
    0.0162    7193032   3. PHPUnit\TextUI\Application->run($argv = [0 => 'vendor/bin/phpunit', 1 => '--testsuite=Tests', 2 => '--colors=always', 3 => 'tests/Console/Command', 4 => '--log-events-text=dist/log2']) /Users/tfidry/Project/Humbug/box/vendor/phpunit/phpunit/phpunit:99

[...]

How to reproduce

• checkout chore: Upgrade to PHPUnit 10 box-project/box#1252
• run composer install
• execute php -dphar.readonly=1 vendor/bin/phpunit --testsuite=Tests --colors=always tests/Console/Command --log-events-text=$(pwd)/dist/log-phpunit

Expected behavior

The path pased, e.g. dist/log-phpunit, should probably be evaluated as $(pwd)/dist/log-phpunit before any test is executed so that it may not change due to a test/extension changing the working directory in a weird place.

[sebastianbergmann]

the configured path may not be absolute

You mean "the configured path may not be relative", right?

[theofidry]

You mean "the configured path may not be relative", right?

No, if the path configured is absolute you would not have an issue as even if the working directory changes it will not change.

[marac19901990]

#5633 Here is a pull request with the changes needed.