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Expat, Release 1.95.1 Expat, Release 1.95.2
This is expat, the C library for parsing XML, written by James Clark. Expat This is expat, the C library for parsing XML, written by James Clark.
is a stream oriented XML parser. This means that you register handlers with Expat is a stream oriented XML parser. This means that you register
the parser prior to starting the parse. These handlers are called when handlers with the parser prior to starting the parse. These handlers
the parser discovers the associated structures in the document being parsed. are called when the parser discovers the associated structures in the
A start tag is an example of the kind of structures for which you may document being parsed. A start tag is an example of the kind of
register handlers. structures for which you may register handlers.
Expat is free software. You may copy, distribute, and modify it under the Expat is free software. You may copy, distribute, and modify it under
terms of the License contained in the file, COPYING, distributed with this the terms of the License contained in the file, COPYING, distributed
package. This license is the same as the MIT/X Consortium license. with this package. This license is the same as the MIT/X Consortium
license.
Versions of expat that have an odd minor version (the middle number in the Versions of expat that have an odd minor version (the middle number in
release above), are development releases and should be considered as the release above), are development releases and should be considered
beta software. Releases with even minor version numbers are intended to be as beta software. Releases with even minor version numbers are
production grade software. intended to be production grade software.
To build expat, you first run the configuration shell script in the top To build expat, you first run the configuration shell script in the
level distribution directory: top level distribution directory:
./configure ./configure
There are many options which you may provide to configure (which you can There are many options which you may provide to configure (which you
discover by running configure with the --help option.) But the one of most can discover by running configure with the --help option). But the
interest is the one that sets the installation directory. By default, one of most interest is the one that sets the installation directory.
the configure script will set things up to install libexpat into By default, the configure script will set things up to install
/usr/local/lib and expat.h into /usr/local/include. If, for example, you'd libexpat into /usr/local/lib and expat.h into /usr/local/include. If,
prefer to install into /home/me/mystuff/lib and /home/me/mystuff/include, for example, you'd prefer to install into /home/me/mystuff/lib and
you can tell configure about that with: /home/me/mystuff/include, you can tell configure about that with:
./configure --prefix=/home/me/mystuff ./configure --prefix=/home/me/mystuff
After running the configure script, the "make" command will build things and After running the configure script, the "make" command will build
"make install" will install things into their proper location. Note that things and "make install" will install things into their proper
you need to have write permission into the directories into which things location. Note that you need to have write permission into the
will be installed. directories into which things will be installed.
Note for Solaris users: The "ar" command is usually located in Note for Solaris users: The "ar" command is usually located in
"/usr/ccs/bin", which is not in the default PATH. You will need to "/usr/ccs/bin", which is not in the default PATH. You will need to
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PATH=/usr/ccs/bin:$PATH make PATH=/usr/ccs/bin:$PATH make
Alternatively, on Win32 systems with Microsoft's Developer's Studio installed, Alternatively, on Win32 systems with Microsoft's Developer's Studio
you can simply double-click on lib/expat.dsp from Windows Explorer and build installed, you can simply double-click on lib/expat.dsw from Windows
and install in the usual way from with DevStudio. Explorer and build and install in the usual way from with DevStudio.
As a third alternative you may choose to download expat_win32bin which has Another alternative you may choose to download expat_win32bin which
a pre-compiled dll in it. includes a pre-compiled DLL.
A reference manual is available in the doc/reference.html in this A reference manual is available in the file doc/reference.html in this
distribution. distribution.
The homepage for this project is http://expat.sourceforge.net. There are The homepage for this project is http://expat.sourceforge.net/. There
links there to connect you to the bug reports page. If you need to report are links there to connect you to the bug reports page. If you need
a bug when you don't have access to a browser, you may also send a bug to report a bug when you don't have access to a browser, you may also
report by email to expat-bugs@lists.sourceforge.net. send a bug report by email to expat-bugs@lists.sourceforge.net.
Discussion related to the direction of future expat development takes place Discussion related to the direction of future expat development takes
on expat-discuss@lists.sourceforge.net. Archives of this list may be found place on expat-discuss@lists.sourceforge.net. Archives of this list
at http://www.geocrawler.com/redir-sf.php3?list=expat-discuss. may be found at http://www.geocrawler.com/redir-sf.php3?list=expat-discuss.