> Transformation can get stuck in an infinite loop
> ------------------------------------------------
>
>                  Key: XALANC-720
>                  URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/XALANC-720
>              Project: XalanC
>           Issue Type: Bug
>           Components: XalanC
>     Affects Versions: 1.10
>          Environment: Linux x86 (both 32 and 64-bit) - seen on RHEL 6,
> Unbuntu and SLES
>             Reporter: Scott Exton
>             Assignee: Brian Minchau
>
>
> The XalanTransformer::transform function will get stuck in an infinite
> loop for certain stylesheets. This problem occurs if you execute the
> following command (using the sample programs):
> XalanTransform test.xml test.xsl test.out, with the following file
> contents:
>
> -- test-xml
> <?xml version="1.0"
> encoding='UTF-8'?><HTTPResponse><ResponseLine><Version>HTTP/1.1</Version><StatusCode>401</StatusCode><Reason>Unauthorized</Reason></ResponseLine><Headers><Header
> name="content-length">1244</Header><Header
> name="content-type">text%2Fhtml</Header><Header
> name="date">Thu,%2010%20Nov%202011%2004%3A21%3A08%20GMT</Header><Header
> name="cache-control">no-cache</Header><Header
> name="pragma">no-cache</Header></Headers><Cookies></Cookies></HTTPResponse>
>
> -- test.xsl
> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
> <xsl:stylesheet xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform";
>         version="1.0">
>         <xsl:strip-space elements="*" />
>         <xsl:output method="xml" omit-xml-declaration="no"
> encoding="UTF-8"
>                 indent="yes" />
>
>         <!-- Initially we start with a copy of the document. -->
>         <xsl:template match="@* | node()">
>                 <xsl:copy>
>                         <xsl:apply-templates select="@* | node()" />
>                 </xsl:copy>
>         </xsl:template>
>
>         <!--  Add a new header if it doesn't exist -->
>         <xsl:template match="//HTTPResponse/Headers/Header">
>                 <xsl:choose>
>                         <xsl:when test="@name='cache-control'">
>                              <Header Name="hdr-2">val-2</Header>
>                         </xsl:when>
>                         <xsl:otherwise>
>
>                         </xsl:otherwise>
>                 </xsl:choose>
>                 <xsl:apply-templates
> select="//HTTPResponse/Headers/Header"/>
>         </xsl:template>
>
> </xsl:stylesheet>
> --

In your second template, the statement
  <xsl:apply-templates select="//HTTPResponse/Headers/Header"/>
appears to invoke an unterminated recursion (See runtime memory allocation).

If you replace the statement with
  <xsl:copy-of select='.'/>
your stylesheet will probably work for you.

- Steven J. Hathaway




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