Re: [[libxml++] Thread safety?]

[Christophe de Vienne <cdevienne alphacent com>]

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Le Dimanche 14 Septembre 2003 14:18, Fredrik Arnerup a écrit :
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> xmlInitParser() should be called only once, and only by the main thread
> before any other libxml calls. The purpose is to initialize global data,
> which normally get initialized automatically when needed, but in a threaded
> program, that might not be reliable, so you should call xmlInitParser()
> explicitly. It should therefore be safe to call it for any program.
>
> The problem is that libxml++ does not have a global init step (am I right?)
> and calling xmlInitParser() from each parser constructor is not the correct
> thing to do.

In fact there is a global init step that set up the callbacks for Node 
instanciation. You'll find in document.cc.

>
> I see three options:
>
>   * Call xmlInitParser() from the constructor of some global static object.

I think it's the right solution, since this global static object already 
exists (it's Document::Init).


Cheers,

Christophe
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