Egon wrote: >> The references tho Aelfred and Xerces are in cdk/io/CMLReader.java > > Those are (AFAIK, cannot check code now) only soft dependencies... ie. > using loadClass() and not hardcoded... If they aren't, then those are > bugs...
I did not mean to imply that they were bugs. I am only reporting what I see. I don't know anything about CML or XML ... I am trying to figure it out. That is why I am asking. There are references in the code to three different XML parsers. They may be soft, but they are there. I raised the question because I didn't understand why. I still don't understand why. One of the primary reasons that I asked if they were needed is because it adds complexity ... it is confusing. As evidence of this *complexity* I will point to the current line of discussion. > The libraries are not needed for compilation when compiling with javac > 1.4... (it only references to XMLParser...) We made a decision some time ago that Jmol will only compile on 1.4. The Jmol application requires 1.4 ... this is stated on the website. The JmolApplet currently runs on 1.1 JVMs. I do not know the status on the CDK side. > Size, ok, but people get the freedom to choose a XML library... An honest question ... What is the value in giving people a choice of XML library? Miguel ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IBM Linux Tutorials Free Linux tutorial presented by Daniel Robbins, President and CEO of GenToo technologies. Learn everything from fundamentals to system administration.http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=1470&alloc_id=3638&op=click _______________________________________________ Jmol-developers mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jmol-developers
