Samuel, I am glad to hear you are interesting in furthering Xalan development. I am interested in the Java side (I am a PMC member as well).
I do know that for the Java version, we do get asked from time to time when Xpath/XSLT 2.0 will be supported. The answer is usually along the lines of "when volunteers step in to do the work" ;) We (I) just released Xalan-J 2.7.2 recently. The release process is old and clunky, and there is no one left it appears to help much. The 2.7.2 is only in the download/dist folder, I've not managed to release it to the Maven repo, nor have I updated the site... this will be all coming soon. Another avenue to explore is: - Should XSLT 2.0 be a clean room implementation? - Should we try to reuse Eclipse's Psychopath XSLT/XPath 2.0 processor? It is even possible? Is licensing compatible? - Should we try to reuse Saxon's processor? It is even possible? Is licensing compatible? While dusting off the cobwebs, you should know that the Java SVN trunk is, AFAIK, in an unknown state, compared to the branch from which 2.7.2 was released. You can scan the ML archives for my messages about building trunk vs. the 2.7.2 branch. Welcome aboard! Gary On Sun, May 11, 2014 at 8:42 AM, Samuel Queiroz <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Xalan devs, > > I am Samuel Queiroz and I worked with you in GSoC 12/13 and now I am in > the process of being a Xalan PMC member. I am glad for this! > > I plan to put my efforts on implementing full XSLT 2 support on Xalan. > > For this, I would like to know which version, Java or C/C++, is more > advanced in terms of features. > Which one is more used? Which one the users claim for XSLT 2.0 support? > > After defining where I am going to put my efforts, my plan is as follows: > > 1. To study the project architecture and to become a XSLT 1.0 expert; > 2. To do some code refactoring, if necessary; > 3. To write a simple but complete Xalan developer architecture > documentation, in order to help new Xalan developers; > 4. Create more tests; > > At this point, the project will be really well tested and well > implemented (I am not saying it is not; I am just planning to do this if > necessary). > > 5. To create a plan to have XSLT 2.0 support ... > > What do you think about it? > > Sincerely, > Samuel > -- E-Mail: [email protected] | [email protected] Java Persistence with Hibernate, Second Edition<http://www.manning.com/bauer3/> JUnit in Action, Second Edition <http://www.manning.com/tahchiev/> Spring Batch in Action <http://www.manning.com/templier/> Blog: http://garygregory.wordpress.com Home: http://garygregory.com/ Tweet! http://twitter.com/GaryGregory
