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Bug 26912 - "decoder error" is defined in Encoding, not URL
Summary: "decoder error" is defined in Encoding, not URL
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: HTML WG
Classification: Unclassified
Component: HTML5 spec (show other bugs)
Version: unspecified
Hardware: PC Linux
: P4 normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: This bug has no owner yet - up for the taking
QA Contact: HTML WG Bugzilla archive list
URL: http://www.w3.org/TR/html5/infrastruc...
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Keywords: CR
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Reported: 2014-09-26 17:31 UTC by Philippe Le Hegaret
Modified: 2014-10-06 14:48 UTC (History)
4 users (show)

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Description Philippe Le Hegaret 2014-09-26 17:31:08 UTC 
[[
URLs
 The following terms are defined in the URL standard: [URL]
   [...]
   Decoder error
   [...]
]]
http://www.w3.org/TR/html5/infrastructure.html#dependencies

"Decoder error", used by the fragid navigation algorithm, is defined in the Encoding specification, not URL, since those errors are generated by the UTF-8 Decoder:
[[
If the UTF-8 decoder emits a decoder error, abort the decoder and instead jump to the step labeled no decoded fragid.
]]
http://www.w3.org/TR/html5/browsers.html#the-indicated-part-of-the-document
Comment 1 Robin Berjon 2014-10-06 14:48:19 UTC 
I've fixed that with a proper reference for it in the encoding section, thanks.