[Webkit-unassigned] [Bug 17722] New: HTML5 spec violation: </><!doctype html> or </x><!doctype html> SHOULD NOT imply standards mode

Sat Mar 8 03:29:40 PST 2008

http://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=17722

           Summary: HTML5 spec violation: </><!doctype html> or
                    </x><!doctype html> SHOULD NOT imply standards mode
           Product: WebKit
           Version: 525+ (Nightly build)
          Platform: All
        OS/Version: All
            Status: NEW
          Severity: Normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: HTML DOM
        AssignedTo: webkit-unassigned at lists.webkit.org
        ReportedBy: webkit at blaut.biz

The code: </><!doctype html> or </x><!doctype html> makes Webkit to render page
in standards mode (CSS1Compat). 

According to HTML5 spec: 
"Documents must consist of the following parts, in the given order:
1. Optionally, a single U+FEFF BYTE ORDER MARK (BOM) character.
2. Any number of comments and space characters.
3. A DOCTYPE." 

Only BOM, comments and space characters are allowed before DOCTYPE.

Steps to reproduce:
1) Go to a page:
http://software.hixie.ch/utilities/js/live-dom-viewer/?%20%3C%2F%3E%3C!doctype%20html%3E%0A
and notice "CSS1Compat" in log section.

Expected result:
BackCompat in log section

Current result:
CSS1Compat in log section

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