Re: [MacPerl] XML and MacPerl

[John Mignault <mignault@nytimes.com>]

On 8/6/98 at 7:36 AM, Bart Lateur <bart.mediamind@tornado.be> shipped these bits:

>My guess is that it is part of the SGML Parser program suite SP. That is
>a HUGE set of C++ source. It puts very high demands on the compiler with
>regards to standard compatibility. Most commercial C++ compilers are not
>compatible enough; I think the Achilles' heel is related to templates.
>
>That is the reason why it's not ported to too many platforms, including
>the Mac.
>
Well, actually, no.

expat is specifically an XML parser. It was previously called xmltok.

And it's in ~ 5400 lines of C, not C++.

>Too bad SP is pretty much the defacto standard: a SGML parser is too
>complex a beast (read: SGML is too flexible as a standard) for any real
>competitors to exist. Note that SP is free.
>
>   Bart.
>
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#!/usr/bin/perl
$dot="\x2e";$lt="\x3c";$gt="\x3e";$at="\x40";
print "J Mignault ${lt}mignault${at}nytimes${dot}com${gt}\n";
$yow = qq(Uh-oh!! I'm having TOO MUCH FUN!!);



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