22244 - Can not load local file on the mac

Status: VERIFIED FIXED

(Core :: Networking, defect, P3)

Description

[Tom Everingham]

Overview Description:  Trying to load a local file on the mac (by selecting
with the mouse) does not work.

Steps to Reproduce:
1.)  type in file://  in the location bar
2.)  select a local file - I selected a gif file (arrow.gif from the res dir)

Actual Results:   Program just hangs.

Expected Results:  gif file should display

Build Date & Platform Bug Found:
Mac OS8.6 build 1999121711

Additional Builds and Platforms Tested On: NA

Additional Information:  I was successful at loading a html file in a
separate window using control-mouse click.

Comment 1

[Judson Valeski]

I think waterson owns file. cc'ing warren.

Comment 2

[Chris Waterson]

I doubt this is me, but I can triage it to figure out what's going on.

Comment 3

[Paul MacQuiddy]

setting shrir as qa contact
chris if you need qa help on this, shrir is your man

Comment 4

[Chris Waterson]

warren, this is yours.

Comment 5

[Warren Harris]

Try file:/// (3 slashes) -- maybe this is a dup. Doug's new nsIFile will fix
this.

Comment 6

[Tom Everingham]

I can get a file listing (3 slashes or 2) but when I select the file it doesn't 
load.  Actually, when you click on the file an arrow appears besides it like on 
sub-directories. 

Comment 7

[Phil Peterson]

PDT+

Comment 8

[Warren Harris]

=> davidm

Comment 9

[davidm]

accept. Found bugs in nsLocalFileMac and in nsDirectoryIndexStream.cpp. Code off 
to be reviewed.

Comment 10

[leger]

Will move to PDT- if not fixed by 03/03

Comment 11

[davidm]

fix checked in. Was able to load text and and a gif. 

Comment 12

[shrirang khanzode]

verified (2000030208m15)

Comment 13

[Teruko Kobayashi]

*** Bug 27773 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***