Re: [linux-audio-dev] saving plugin settings

[Steve Harris]

On Sun, Sep 16, 2001 at 11:42:13AM -0500, Kevin Conder wrote:
>       My experience has been that existing XML parsers blow up when they
> have to deal with large files (like a 700 page users manual). I'm worried
> about what would happen if they had to parse a large config file similar
> in size to a sendmail.cf.

I regularly throw around 5000-10000 node ontologies (a few meg) without
any problems.
 
>       What happens if the bottom of a large config file gets chopped
> off? Will existing XML parsers still parse an invalid XML file? What if
> someone manually edits a file and makes it invalid?

The XML parser will reject it. You shouldn't really manually edit XML
files anyway, unless the editor understands XML and the DTD.

- Steve