Index: trunk/core/kernel/globals.php
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diff -u -N -r2328 -r2592
--- trunk/core/kernel/globals.php	(.../globals.php)	(revision 2328)
+++ trunk/core/kernel/globals.php	(.../globals.php)	(revision 2592)
@@ -325,4 +325,40 @@
 	{
 		function memory_get_usage(){ return -1;	}
 	}
+	
+	function &ref_call_user_func_array($callable, $args)
+	{
+		if( is_scalar($callable) )
+		{
+			// $callable is the name of a function
+			$call = $callable;
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			if( is_object($callable[0]) )
+			{
+				// $callable is an object and a method name
+				$call = "\$callable[0]->{$callable[1]}";
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				// $callable is a class name and a static method
+				$call = "{$callable[0]}::{$callable[1]}";
+			}
+		}
+
+		// Note because the keys in $args might be strings
+		// we do this in a slightly round about way.
+		$argumentString = Array();
+		$argumentKeys = array_keys($args);
+		foreach($argumentKeys as $argK)
+		{
+			$argumentString[] = "\$args[$argumentKeys[$argK]]";
+		}
+		$argumentString = implode($argumentString, ', ');
+		// Note also that eval doesn't return references, so we
+		// work around it in this way...
+		eval("\$result =& {$call}({$argumentString});");
+		return $result;
+	}
 ?>
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