I found an interesting aspect: libxml claims that it (somewhat) supports expat semantics:
"SAX: a SAX2 like interface and a minimal SAX1 implementation compatible with early expat versions" [1, right on the home page] So I think one route probably is to write a tester with expat (I should not need so many fancy functions...). If that works, try to link to libxml. If it still works, *all* of my concerns are away as I could always switch between the two. This looks like a good solution to me, hopefully it works ;) Rainer [1] http://xmlsoft.org/ > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:rsyslog- > [email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] > Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2010 6:13 PM > To: rsyslog-users > Subject: Re: [rsyslog] any concerns about libxml > > On Tue, 22 Jun 2010, Rainer Gerhards wrote: > > >> From quick look at the docs/tutorials, both seem to do the job. > Expat > >> can not > >> validate, while libxml somehow seems to be tied into gnome. While > this > >> is no > >> issue per se, such close relationships always make me a bit nervous. > >> So, if > >> at all, I'd tend to expat, if it is not a dead project. > > > > I have now looked at the mailing list archive as well as Ohloh stats. > It > > looks like there is some activity, but at a very low level. That > indeed could > > be a sign of a project that simply is mature and does not intend to > add any > > new features. > > > > Also let me explain why I am especially alert: the situation(expat) > looks > > pretty much like sysklogd when I went to the project and tried to get > some > > changes in. And I would not like to end up contributing a new XML lib > ;) > > it may be best to ask on the expat list. my impression is that it'a > just > mature in doing what it does, but I've been wrong before so it's worth > checking. > > David Lang > _______________________________________________ > rsyslog mailing list > http://lists.adiscon.net/mailman/listinfo/rsyslog > http://www.rsyslog.com _______________________________________________ rsyslog mailing list http://lists.adiscon.net/mailman/listinfo/rsyslog http://www.rsyslog.com
