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Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2004 04:09:32 -0700 (PDT)
From: Samisa Abeysinghe <samisa_abeysinghe@yahoo.com>
Subject: RE: Switch from Xerces to Expat
To: Apache AXIS C User List <axis-c-user@ws.apache.org>
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Hi,
    The parser abstraction concept is great.
    As people can select any parser.

    Also, if anybody got time; why not check if Axis works with the latest Xerces parser? :-)

Thanks,
Samisa...

--- Roshan Weerasuriya <roshan@opensource.lk> wrote:
> hi,
> 
> As fat as the community has a interest on a parser (eg. Xerces, Expat etc) 
> and the particular parser has a value, Axis C++ team would support these 
> parsers, through the parser abstraction layers. Also you could easily plug 
> in different parsers of your interest to Axis C++ through the parser 
> abstraction layers of Axis C++.
> 
> rgds,
> Roshan
> 
> At 03:54 PM 4/16/2004 +0530, you wrote:
> >  since you've answered the "why" part that means axis plans to discontinue
> >support for xerces. Right?
> >That means latest versions of xerces will not be checked with future axis
> >versions.. And ppl _can_ use xerces but you'll have your disclaimers
> >published. Right?
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: sanjaya singharage [mailto:sanjayas@opensource.lk]
> > > Sent: Friday, April 16, 2004 3:19 PM
> > > To: Apache AXIS C User List
> > > Subject: Re: Switch from Xerces to Expat
> > >
> > > The main reason for Axis supporting Expat was of performance
> > > considerations.
> > >
> > > One reason for including support for Xerces was that Expat is
> > > not licensed under the Apache license and for those who want
> > > to stick to using apache style software only can have that option.
> > >
> > > sanjaya.
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Jaspreet Singh" <Jasingh@quark.co.in>
> > > To: "Apache AXIS C User List" <axis-c-user@ws.apache.org>
> > > Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2004 10:50 PM
> > > Subject: RE: Switch from Xerces to Expat
> > >
> > >
> > > > But is Axis planning to support xerces in future versions?
> > > > Will we see versions of axis upgraded to latest xerces version, for
> > > example?
> > > > Or will it be there just for legacy support?
> > > >
> > > > If you plan to discontinue/deprecate support for xerces then Mark's
> > > question
> > > > stands - Why?
> > > >
> 
> 
> 


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