[Mono-bugs] [Bug 59962][Nor] New - PEFile format of libraries violates ECMA/MS specs

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Changed by infodate@aster.pl.

http://bugzilla.ximian.com/show_bug.cgi?id=59962

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+Bug#: 59962
+Product: Mono: Class Libraries
+Version: unspecified
+OS: 
+OS Details: Irrelevant
+Status: NEW   
+Resolution: 
+Severity: 
+Priority: Normal
+Component: CORLIB
+AssignedTo: mono-bugs@ximian.com                            
+ReportedBy: infodate@aster.pl               
+QAContact: mono-bugs@ximian.com
+TargetMilestone: ---
+URL: 
+Cc: 
+Summary: PEFile format of libraries violates ECMA/MS specs
+
+Description of Problem:
+Parsing Mono Beta2 class libraries with ECMA compliant parser raises 
+several exceptions pointing to serious format errors.
+
+
+Steps to reproduce the problem:
+1. Get PEParserReader by John Miller (MS) which is strictly ECMA compliant.
+2. Parse with it files coming with Windows distribution of Mono Beta2 - 
+any library will do its job.
+3. Catch exceptions and after fixing them delve inside parsing process.
+
+Actual Results:
+During parsing the following errors were catched:
+a) PE Header Windows NT-Specific Fields - Subsystem is 1 (this value is 
+used for device drivers and native Windows processes - ECMA should be 2 or 
+3)
+b) #String stream size is not multpile of 4 - again violates ECMA.
+
+
+Expected Results:
+According to ECMA specs. However, Micorsoft vialotes it as well but in 
+other areas. In none of the MS violations basic pecoff standard is 
+violated.
+
+Impact on system of found errors is unknown, however due to their nature 
+they are easy to fix and should be avoided in future.
+
+Additional Information:
+My understanding is that errors are created by PEAPI classes during 
+compilation with Mono tools.