Re: New version of XML support routines (0.2) - Mailing list pgsql-patches

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: New version of XML support routines (0.2)
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Msg-id 200108210039.f7L0ds027127@candle.pha.pa.us
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In response to New version of XML support routines (0.2)  ("John Gray" <jgray@azuli.co.uk>)
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Sorry for the previous email.  I found the proper URL and updated
contrib/xml to this version.  Thanks.


> Dear all,
>
> One announcement and two questions!
>
> 1. I've now produced an updated version (and called it 0.2) of my XML
> parser interface code. It now uses libxml2 instead of expat (though I've
> left the old code in the tarball). This means *proper* XPath support, and
> the provided function allows you to wrap your result set in XML tags to
> produce a new XML document.
>
> 2. Question: I have uploaded the code to the same website as before
> http://cabbage.uklinux.net/. Is this the right thing to do, or would
> posting it here (to -patches) as an attachment be the right thing to do?
>
> 3. Question: Given the discussion triggered about PostGIS, should this be
> in contrib at all? Should I just maintain it as a separate module on my
> site, and have it listed as an available extension somewhere? That means
> that I'm not wasting people's time inserting it every time I revise it.
>
> In case this is relevant:  It is 7k as a tar.gz and 44k unpacked.
>
> Any comments?
>
> Regards
>
> John [note changed e-mail address, jgray@azuli.co.uk -it was
> jgray@beansindustry.co.uk]]
>
> PS If anyone is finding this at all useful, I'd be glad to know!
>
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