[Mapserver-dev] Error catching missing for pixmap symbol

[Daniel Morissette]

Claude,

I tried this with both PHP MapScript and the mapserv CGI (v4.1 and 3.6) 
and in all cases I get a parsing error because the image file doesn't 
exist (I never get a crash):

   Warning: [MapServer Error]: loadSymbol(): Parsing error near
   (icon_metro.png):(line 22) in /path/to/test_draw_map.phtml on line 35

If you have a systematic way to reproduce this then perhaps you could 
package a small test case (mapfile + script) and file that in bugzilla.

Daniel



Claude Philipona wrote:
> Hello,
> I think there is an error which is not properly treated when a pictogram
> image used in a PIXMAP symbol definition. Mapserver crashes without any
> error notification (segmentation fault)
> 
> For example, if icon_metro.png is not present, mapserver segfault if there
> is such a symbol definition in symbol.sym
> 
> Symbol
> Name 'metro'
> Type PIXMAP
> Image icon_metro.png
> END
> 
> This is totally reproductible, at least on Mapserver/PHPMapscript version
> 3.6 and 4.0 (Linux). I think it would good to handle this kind of error
> properly, as it can take some time to figure out what is wrong.
> 
> 
> Claude