Re: [xml] using xmlTextWriterStartAttributeNS causing infinite loop

[Daniel Veillard <veillard redhat com>]

On Mon, Feb 21, 2005 at 08:15:00AM -0500, Rob Richards wrote:
> When using xmlTextWriterStartAttributeNS, I am running into a stack 
> overflow as I end up in an infinite loop.
> Reduced code down to smallest example and using 
> xmlTextWriterEndAttribute makes no difference.
>
> writer = xmlNewTextWriterFilename ("testwriter.xml", 0);
> xmlTextWriterStartElement (writer, "element");
> xmlTextWriterStartAttributeNS (writer, "prefix", "nameatt", "nsuri");
> xmlTextWriterEndElement (writer);
> xmlFreeTextWriter (writer);
>
> When xmlTextWriterEndAttribute is hit (in this case from 
> xmlTextWriterEndElement), I get stuck in:
> while (!xmlListEmpty(writer->nsstack)) {
>
> The nsstack doesnt get popped until after xmlTextWriterWriteAttribute 
> call, but in the meantime, xmlTextWriterWriteAttribute calls 
> xmlTextWriterEndAttribute. The only way I could figure out how to get 
> this to work was to pop it before the xmlTextWriterWriteAttribute call, 
> which also meant having to dupe the prefix and uri. On a windows box 
> right now so havent been able to run regression tests.

  Applied , doesn't seems to break, but next time ptovide patches as
attachments :-)

  thanks,

Daniel

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