#45996 [Com]: libxml2 2.7.1 causes breakage with character data in xml_parse()

From: Date: Sat, 03 Jan 2009 04:03:55 +0000
Subject: #45996 [Com]: libxml2 2.7.1 causes breakage with character data in xml_parse()
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 ID:               45996
 Comment by:       david+phpbugs at midrange dot com
 Reported By:      phpbugs at colin dot guthr dot ie
 Status:           Assigned
 Bug Type:         XML related
 Operating System: Mandriva Linux
 PHP Version:      5.2.6
 Assigned To:      rrichards
 New Comment:

Ok, I'm going to try and rebuild the Fedora 8 source RPM to avoid the
libxml2 bug ... but I'm not all that familiar with how PHP is built ...
and could use a pointer or two on what to change on the configure
command line.

Any suggestions?


Previous Comments:
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[2009-01-02 23:03:29] geoffers+phpbugs at gmail dot com

What is the recommended advice for PHP software that relies upon the
XML 
extension? It'd be easier to say that libxml2.7.0–2.7.2 wasn't
supported 
if it weren't for the fact that I've had at least one user come who had

LIBXML_VERSION equal to 20632 with this issue — we can't just add a 
LIBXML_VERSION based workaround, not just because the constant doesn't

exist on 4.3.0, but also because it is seemingly isn't reliable.

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[2009-01-01 20:09:07] phpbugs at colin dot guthr dot ie

If the Fedora packages do not work then this is a RedHat packaging
problem and you should complain to them/open a bug etc. etc.

Like I say, in Mandriva we made sure we provided packages that worked
because they were compiled with expat.

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[2009-01-01 19:31:49] alex at peoples dot ru

Thanks for advice, but I'm not guru in the Linux, as I haven't cpanel
on my server. I tried use 'yum remove' libxml2 and add new, but off
course this is stupid and doesn't work. I liked Linux, as the easiest
and powerful system, but now, I'm stock. I haven't any idea how I can
remove libxml2 and build new system with old one. One idea - change
system on Fedora 9, because FC 10 have the same bug with fucking
libxml2. Sorry, I was at Data Center 8 hours and I had problem with
servers with new system. I don't like updates now... they have bugs
every where, and I'm tiered resolve this bugs. Sorry, Have a Happy New
Year. I'll never ever will update my systems less when half year.

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[2008-12-31 15:22:17] scottmac@php.net

Guys please READ the report, this is a bug in libxml NOT a bug in PHP.

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[2008-12-31 14:35:13] hougiwro at guerrillamail dot org

Why not just fix the bug so that existing installs can pick up a
standard update without having to rebuild the program.

Not everyone using PHP is necessarily comfortable with recompiling it
in order to implement a workaround for a bug.

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