mod_mime/2603: silent failure if mime.types is not found

[Michael McLagan <Mi...@Linux.ORG>]

>Number:         2603
>Category:       mod_mime
>Synopsis:       silent failure if mime.types is not found
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       critical
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    apache
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   apache
>Arrival-Date:   Mon Jul 13 03:30:00 PDT 1998
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Michael.McLagan@Linux.ORG
>Organization:
apache
>Release:        1.3
>Environment:
Redhat 4.2, etc...
>Description:
Using a set of configs without the "TypesConfig" pointing
at "conf/mime.types" explicitly, including mod_mime.so.
Start the server, the "Configuring Apache to use suexec 
wrapper" appears, and the server exits.  No message is 
placed on the console or in the error file.  :(

To make matters worse, if your ServerRoot is /etc/httpd and
there is a mime.types in /etc, the server starts up and runs
without comment either.

I wasted 12 hours finding out that it was mod_mime that was
causing the server to quit without explanation, and then a couple
more figuring out why it worked on one system and not the other 
(both systems were identical except for mailcap-1.0-3 vs mailcap-1.0-7)
>How-To-Repeat:
See full description
>Fix:
Hows about a meaningful error message in mod_mime.c?
>Audit-Trail:
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