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Date: 22 Dec 1998 16:15:51 -0000
From: Vincent Gailliez <vincent.gailliez@systemat.lu>
Reply-To: vincent.gailliez@systemat.lu
To: apbugs@hyperreal.org
Subject: Always message "Expected </xxx> but saw </xxx>" when starting Apache.
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>Number:         3576
>Category:       general
>Synopsis:       Always message "Expected </xxx> but saw </xxx>" when starting Apache.
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       critical
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    apache
>State:          closed
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   apache
>Arrival-Date:   Tue Dec 22 08:20:01 PST 1998
>Last-Modified:  Tue Dec 22 08:21:42 PST 1998
>Originator:     vincent.gailliez@systemat.lu
>Organization:
>Release:        1.3.2 and 1.3.3
>Environment:
OS       : AIX 4.3.2
Compiler : C Compiler 4.4c
Uname -a : AIX bilbo 3 4 001100044C00
>Description:
I have always the message "Expected </xxx> but saw </xxx>" (where xxx is 
Directory, File, VirtualHost, ... in httpd.conf, access.conf, srm.conf) when
starting Apache (apachectl start).

The problem come from src/main/httpd_core.c when Apache compare 2 strings in
the function end_nested_section() with the operator != to compare the 2 string
pointers. When I replace this comparison with a string comparison strcmp(),
it's work.

(Sorry for my english)


    if (cmd->cmd->name != cmd->end_token) {
        return ap_pstrcat(cmd->pool, "Expected ", cmd->end_token, " but saw ",
                          cmd->cmd->name, NULL);
    }

==========>>>>>>>>>>>>

    if (strcmp(cmd->cmd->name,cmd->end_token)) {
        return ap_pstrcat(cmd->pool, "Expected ", cmd->end_token, " but saw ",
                          cmd->cmd->name, NULL);
    }
>How-To-Repeat:
Yes, see the source of http_core.c
>Fix:
Replace the comparison != with a string compare strcmp() in the function
end_nested_section() (in http_core.c).
>Audit-Trail:
State-Changed-From-To: open-closed
State-Changed-By: marc
State-Changed-When: Tue Dec 22 08:21:42 PST 1998
State-Changed-Why:
Please search tbe bugdb for previous reports of this.  The
pointer comparison is correct; the resaon it isn't working for you is
that there is a bug in your compiler.  Use gcc.  There should
also be patches available for your compiler; search for the
pervious PRs on this for details.
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