Hi Samuel, Gary,

When dustring off the trunk, you may consider my patch that adds a
Maven build process to XalanJ in XALANJ-2578
(https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/XALANJ-2578). Besides the other
advantages Maven has to offer, this may also make releaseing new
versions a little easier.

Cheers,

Uwe

On Sun, May 11, 2014 at 4:53 PM, Gary Gregory
garydgregory-at-gmail.com |xalan.apache.org/Allow_neo-media|
<[email protected]> wrote:
> 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:
>>
>> To study the project architecture and to become a XSLT 1..0 expert;
>> To do some code refactoring, if necessary;
>> To write a simple but complete Xalan developer architecture documentation,
>> in order to help new Xalan developers;
>> 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).
>>
>> To create a plan to have XSLT 2.0 support ...
>>
>> What do you think about it?
>>
>> Sincerely,
>> Samuel
>
>
>
>
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