[xml] Re: [Bug 125110] Changed - libxml2 2.6.0 doesn't build on Windows

[Steve Hay <steve hay uk radan com>]

Hi Daniel,

Daniel Veillard wrote:

> On Tue, Oct 21, 2003 at 03:46:51PM +0100, Steve Hay wrote:
>  
>
> > bugzilla-daemon widget gnome org wrote:
> >
> >    
> >
> > > http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=125110
> > >
> > > parser.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol _xmlCharInRange
> > > parserInternals.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol 
> > > _xmlCharInRange
> > > binaries\libxml2.dll : fatal error LNK1120: 1 unresolved externals
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > - Steve
> > > +
> > > +------- Additional Comments From daniel veillard com  2003-10-21 09:57 
> > > -------
> > > +Should be fixed in CVS, check the mailing list in case of Windows
> > > +problems before reporting to bugzilla !
> > > +
> > > +Daniel
> > >
> > >
> > >      
> > My apologies - Guilty as charged.
> >
> > However, I still can't get at the change in question.  The mailing list 
> > archive contains a message that included a patch, but the archive itself 
> > doesn't include the patch 
> > (http://mail.gnome.org/archives/xml/2003-October/msg00239.html)!
> >    
>
>  yes it's there
>  win32_configs.diff link at the bottom
Doh!  I'm obviously not drinking enough coffee ;)

>  
>
> > I tried doing a CVS checkout, but that didn't seem to get the very 
> > latest version with that change in it.  The command I used was:
> >
> >   cvs -z3 -d :pserver:anonymous anoncvs gnome org:/cvs/gnome co libxml2
> >
> > Is that the correct address?
> >    
>
>  yes but changes may take a little while for propagating to anonymous
>
>  
>
> > so why doesn't the CVS checkout pick it up?
> >    
>
>  because the anonymous cvs is on mirrors and propagation takes time,
Ah, right.  Excuse my impatience.

I've got the patch from the above link now and it does indeed fix the 
Windows build problems.

Now all I need is to get the Perl XML::LibXML interface changed to build 
with 2.6.0 and to support the new --nsclean option...

Thanks!
- Steve