[Mono-bugs] [Bug 61530][Maj] New - XmlReader.ReadBase64 cannot decode Base64

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Changed by belanov@galaktika.ru.

http://bugzilla.ximian.com/show_bug.cgi?id=61530

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+Bug#: 61530
+Product: Mono: Class Libraries
+Version: unspecified
+OS: GNU/Linux [Other]
+OS Details: FedoraCore 2
+Status: NEW   
+Resolution: 
+Severity: 
+Priority: Major
+Component: Sys.XML
+AssignedTo: mono-bugs@ximian.com                            
+ReportedBy: belanov@galaktika.ru               
+QAContact: mono-bugs@ximian.com
+TargetMilestone: ---
+URL: 
+Cc: 
+Summary: XmlReader.ReadBase64 cannot decode Base64
+
+BUG Report:
+mono XmlReader.ReadBase64 fails with error 'Invalid Base64 character' in 
+mono/Linux but successfully reads in MS.NET.
+
+1.Description:
+My application reads xml files containing Base64 encoded documents in the 
+<content> tags and extracts them. It was successfully tested
+on files with total size 7GB (approximately 700,000 docs) along with 
+attached file sample.xml.These docs are mostly html files 
+in Russian windows-1251 charset,but there are files in koi-8 and ascii 
+charsets too. Initially, there was a Java app (not mine) for this
+purpose which uses JDK class XmlReader and the third-party open source 
+Java module 'Base64' by Robert Harder for decoding( www.iharder.net ).
+It reads these files too. When I had compiled my app in mono/Linux it 
+could not decode Base64 data from sample file (these data are docs
+in Russian koi-8r charset). When I had launched the same executable file 
+(compiled in mono/Linux) in Windows, it worked well. 
+Next, I had compiled app in MS.NET 1.1 for Windows. It had worked but 
+when compiled file was  used in mono/Linux, the app had failed too.
+
+2.Happens:
+- Allways in Linux, never in Windows (MS .NET).
+
+3.Test application:
+- base64_test.cs which contains the code taken from real application but 
+only related to the problem.
+- sample.xml data file.
+
+4.Environment:
+Linux:
+- Fedora Core 2 with minor updates (kernel 2.6.7, wine 0.20040505 and 
+others). Modules for used charsets support 
+  were compiled into kernel (what is unlikely to be important matter 
+though).
+- mono 1.0 packaged for FC2 - the initial release.
+Windows:
+-  XP Pro, NET Framework SDK 1.1 (1.0 was good too).
+Additional tools:
+- not used.
+
+5.Compiling:
+	mcs -t:exe base64_test.cs	(for mono)
+	csc -t:exe base64_test.cs	(for MS.NET)
+
+6.Executing:
+	mono base64_test.exe		(for mono)
+	base64_test			(for MS.NET)
+	(file sample.xml must be in the same dir)
+
+
+7.Real output of the test application:
+
+- Correct result when working in MS.NET, compiled in mono/Linux or in 
+MS.NET:
+**************************************************************************
+****
+Output file:./result-1.txt
+Document size:2811
+Output file:./result-2.txt
+Document size:5047
+**************************************************************************
+****
+
+
+- Error result when working in mono, compiled in mono/Linux or in MS.NET:
+**************************************************************************
+****
+Output file:./result-1.txt
+Conversion from Base64 failed at line:75 - Invalid Base64 character was 
+found.
+Document size:0
+Output file:./result-2.txt
+Conversion from Base64 failed at line:194 - Invalid Base64 character was 
+found.
+Document size:0
+**************************************************************************
+*****
+
+The error lines 75 and 194 are corresponds to </content> tags in the XML 
+file.
+
+8.Attachmemnts:
+- base64_test.cs (demo)
+- sample.xml (data file for it).