[ARROW-7640] [C++][Dataset] segfault when reading compressed Parquet files if build didn't include support for codec

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Blocker
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 0.16.0
• Component/s: C++
• Labels: dataset pull-request-available
• External issue URL: https://github.com/apache/arrow/issues/23889
• Assignee: Francois Saint-Jacques
• Reporter: Neal Richardson
• Created: 21/Jan/20 23:42
• Updated: 11/Jan/23 07:55
• Resolved: 25/Jan/20 16:58

Description

I was testing something out with a lighter build and built the C++ without snappy compression. Then I tried to read our sample nyc-taxi Parquet files, which turn out to be snappy compressed. Instead of a helpful error message, I got a segfault.

cc bkietz fsaintjacques

Issue Links

• links to: GitHub Pull Request #6259