Index: src/main/php/helpers/LoggerPatternConverter.php
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--- src/main/php/helpers/LoggerPatternConverter.php	(revision 922812)
+++ src/main/php/helpers/LoggerPatternConverter.php	(working copy)
@@ -18,22 +18,7 @@
  * @package log4php
  */
 
-/**
- * Array for fast space padding
- * Used by {@link LoggerPatternConverter::spacePad()}.	
- * 
- * @package log4php
- * @subpackage helpers
- */
-$GLOBALS['log4php.LoggerPatternConverter.spaces'] = array(
-	" ", // 1 space
-	"  ", // 2 spaces
-	"    ", // 4 spaces
-	"        ", // 8 spaces
-	"                ", // 16 spaces
-	"                                " ); // 32 spaces
 
-
 /**
  * LoggerPatternConverter is an abstract class that provides the formatting 
  * functionality that derived classes need.
@@ -49,8 +34,20 @@
  * @since 0.3
  */
 class LoggerPatternConverter {
-
+	
 	/**
+	 * Array for fast space padding
+	 * Used by {@link LoggerPatternConverter::spacePad()}.	
+	 */
+	private $spaces = array(
+		" ", // 1 space
+		"  ", // 2 spaces
+		"    ", // 4 spaces
+		"        ", // 8 spaces
+		"                ", // 16 spaces
+		"                                "); // 32 spaces 
+	 
+	/**
 	 * @var LoggerPatternConverter next converter in converter chain
 	 */
 	public $next = null;
@@ -123,13 +120,13 @@
 	 */
 	public function spacePad(&$sbuf, $length) {
 		while($length >= 32) {
-		  $sbuf .= $GLOBALS['log4php.LoggerPatternConverter.spaces'][5];
+		  $sbuf .= $this->spaces[5];
 		  $length -= 32;
 		}
 		
 		for($i = 4; $i >= 0; $i--) {	
 			if(($length & (1<<$i)) != 0) {
-				$sbuf .= $GLOBALS['log4php.LoggerPatternConverter.spaces'][$i];
+				$sbuf .= $this->spaces[$i];
 			}
 		}