[PHP-BUG] Req #71467 [NEW]: -2 **2 = -4

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From:             public at grik dot net
Operating system: unrelated
PHP version:      7.0.3RC1
Package:          PHP Language Specification
Bug Type:         Feature/Change Request
Bug description:-2 **2 = -4

Description:
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In 5.6 the operator ** appeared, but its behavior is very unexpected.

echo -2 ** 2; gives -4


Test script:
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echo -2 ** 2;

Expected result:
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4

Actual result:
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-4

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Edit bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=71467&edit=1
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Try a snapshot (PHP 5.4):   https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=71467&r=trysnapshot54
Try a snapshot (PHP 5.5):   https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=71467&r=trysnapshot55
Try a snapshot (trunk):     https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=71467&r=trysnapshottrunk
Fixed in SVN:               https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=71467&r=fixed
Fixed in release:           https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=71467&r=alreadyfixed
Need backtrace:             https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=71467&r=needtrace
Need Reproduce Script:      https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=71467&r=needscript
Try newer version:          https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=71467&r=oldversion
Not developer issue:        https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=71467&r=support
Expected behavior:          https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=71467&r=notwrong
Not enough info:            https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=71467&r=notenoughinfo
Submitted twice:            https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=71467&r=submittedtwice
register_globals:           https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=71467&r=globals
PHP 4 support discontinued: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=71467&r=php4
Daylight Savings:           https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=71467&r=dst
IIS Stability:              https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=71467&r=isapi
Install GNU Sed:            https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=71467&r=gnused
Floating point limitations: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=71467&r=float
No Zend Extensions:         https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=71467&r=nozend
MySQL Configuration Error:  https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=71467&r=mysqlcfg
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