E_STRICT constant is deprecated in PHP >=8.4, causes excessive logging in PHP error_log

[shokupanjamin]

Bug report

Summary

E_STRICT constant is deprecated in PHP >=8.4.
modErrorHandler causes excessive logging of deprecation notices in PHP error_log file.

Step to reproduce

Running MODX 2.8.8-pl on PHP>=8.4.

Observed behavior

PHP Error Log is excessively filled with Deprecation notices:
PHP Deprecated: Constant E_STRICT is deprecated in /path/to/modx/core/model/modx/error/moderrorhandler.class.php on line 95

Expected behavior

Deprecation notices should be avoided.

Environment

MODX version 2.8.8-pl
PHP version 8.4

Workaround / Fix

Workaround / Fix is potentially to comment out or remove the following switch case from moderrorhandler.class.php at line 95:

case E_STRICT:
  $handled= true;
  $errmsg= 'E_STRICT information: ' . $errstr;
  $this->modx->log(modX::LOG_LEVEL_INFO, $errmsg, '','',$errfile,$errline);
  return $handled;
  break;

Reference

PHP Manual - errorfunc.constants.php