That actually worked, oddly enough. Strange not to catch that error, thumbs down wp. Lucky this is an RC, so no more people had to stand this.
However, now my upgrader seems to call “exit;” after the first log row, but actually finishes the task in the background, but requires the page to stand open while it happens. The problem is, you don’t know how long that is, and it messes up the sidebar. Anyone know why this is happening?