Thanks for any POSITIVE comments. >From: GOMEZ Henri [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >Sent: Friday, June 22, 2001 11:42 AM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: RE: [POLL] Tomcat 3.x RPMS : Which XML Parser to be >put in ? : WA S : XML parser: old version > > >>> I launch that poll to see if which XML parser RPMS users want to >>> see included by default. >>Probably no XML parser should be included. . Just document the >>fact that >>admin should synlink necessary jars to the tomcat lib >>directory. IMHO it >>is wrong idea to include parser with any java app which requires it. >>JAXP API makes this unnecessary (definitely unless Tomcat uses some >>special private API from crimson or xerces). > >If I didn't include a default XML parser, we'll receive just too many >emails from new users telling about 'tomcat couldn't find XML parser'. > >The XML parser should be included in the distro since new and average >users MAY never use XML in their apps. > >The experienced users in XML known what is JAXP, NAMESPACE, and also >know what parser they want to be used. Note that with TC 3.3/4.0 you'll >could use a different parser... > >The real question is what could be a reasonable choice as XML for >Tomcat (size, functionnalities, stability...) > >I'll forward the POLL to general-xml and general-jakarta !: > --------------------------------------------------------------------- In case of troubles, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]