RHS of byref assignment must be a variable

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Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
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55/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Clearly specified
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
php
Domain
compilers

Research direction

Start by running the sample code $c =& $a + $b through the tolerant PHP parser and inspect how by-reference assignment and addition are grouped. Done means the parser produces the expected grouping, ($c =& $a) + $b, rather than $c =& ($a + $b).

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Description

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While looking at an example related to #19, I also came across this new bug:

Sample code:
$c =& $a + $b

Expected: ($c =& $a) + $b
Actual: $c =& ($a + $b)

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