Bug 235420 - File does not recognize a UTF-16, little-endian encoded XML file
Summary: File does not recognize a UTF-16, little-endian encoded XML file
Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
Classification: Red Hat
Component: file   
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Version: 5.0
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Assignee: Tomas Smetana
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Reported: 2007-04-05 17:29 UTC by Dave Malcolm
Modified: 2009-01-20 22:02 UTC (History)
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Input file (sticking to 7-bit characters) (49 bytes, text/plain)
2007-04-05 17:29 UTC, Dave Malcolm 		no flags Details
output file, should be UTF-16 little-endian encoding (136 bytes, text/xml)
2007-04-05 17:30 UTC, Dave Malcolm 		no flags Details
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Tracker ID Priority Status Summary Last Updated
Red Hat Product Errata RHBA-2009:0208 normal SHIPPED_LIVE file bug fix and enhancement update 2009-01-20 16:06:14 UTC

Description Dave Malcolm 2007-04-05 17:29:46 UTC 
Description of problem:
Attached is an XML file, which I believe is a correctly encoded UTF-16,
little-endian encoded XML file (c.f. :
http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-xml/#sec-guessing )

xmllint reads it fine.

However running "file" on it gives blank output:
file output.xml
output.xml: 

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
file-4.17-8

How reproducible:
100%


Steps to Reproduce:
1. Take an XML file, run "xmllint --encode UTF-16 input.xml > output.xml"
2. xmllint output.xml
3. file output.xml
  
Actual results:
xmllint reads the file fine but file gives no useful output:
file output.xml 
output.xml: 
(i.e. blank output)

Expected results:
either:
  output.xml: XML 1.0 document text
or:
  output.xml: XML 1.0 document text (UTF-16 little-endian encoding)
or somesuch
Comment 1 Dave Malcolm 2007-04-05 17:29:46 UTC 
Created attachment 151788 [details]
Input file (sticking to 7-bit characters)
Comment 2 Dave Malcolm 2007-04-05 17:30:35 UTC 
Created attachment 151789 [details]
output file, should be UTF-16 little-endian encoding
Comment 3 RHEL Product and Program Management 2008-06-04 22:49:44 UTC 
This request was evaluated by Red Hat Product Management for inclusion in a Red
Hat Enterprise Linux maintenance release.  Product Management has requested
further review of this request by Red Hat Engineering, for potential
inclusion in a Red Hat Enterprise Linux Update release for currently deployed
products.  This request is not yet committed for inclusion in an Update
release.
Comment 8 errata-xmlrpc 2009-01-20 22:02:49 UTC 
An advisory has been issued which should help the problem
described in this bug report. This report is therefore being
closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For more information
on therefore solution and/or where to find the updated files,
please follow the link below. You may reopen this bug report
if the solution does not work for you.

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2009-0208.html
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