[MC-8766] Damaged .mca prevent server from saving Created: 31/Jan/13  Updated: 13/Feb/13  Resolved: 13/Feb/13

Status: Resolved
Project: Minecraft: Java Edition
Component/s: None
Affects Version/s: Snapshot 13w04a
Fix Version/s: None

Type: Bug
Reporter: Nuxas Assignee: Unassigned
Resolution: Invalid Votes: 1
Labels: None
Environment:

java version "1.7.0_09"
OpenJDK Runtime Environment (IcedTea7 2.3.4) (7u9-2.3.4-0ubuntu1.12.10.1)
OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 23.2-b09, mixed mode)


Attachments: File r.-1.0.mca    
Confirmation Status: Unconfirmed
Game Mode: Creative

 Description   

The attached file is a world region .mca modified by a map editor in development - so we consider the result a broken .mca

When we use this file in a vanilla server:

Observed behavior:
World starts but the region appears to have been regenerated as if there was no file there.
Any changes done in the world persists as long as the server is running.
Once the server is restarted the region is regenerated again, all changes done are lost.

Expected behavior:
Error message about damaged file.
File completely overwritten with the regenerated region.



 Comments   
Comment by Kumasasa [ 13/Feb/13 ]

The absence of error handling to compensate bugs in 3rd party software is no bug.

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