[libxml++] Installing for Microsoft Visual Studio 2005

["Robert S. Grimes" <rsgrimes rcn com>]

Hi all,

My client uses MSVS 2005 for most of their existing software, but wants to move towards Linux for new/special projects.  I am tasked with adding significant XML I/O capabilities, for both platforms, so I'm looking for a good cross-platform approach.  It seems libxml++ might fit the bill, though I haven't been able to get it to work yet.  First, it claims to only work with MSVS 2003, though I probably couldn't make that work either.  From the README file in the MSVC_Net2003 directory, I see this:

1. Install the latest Win32 GTK+ Development Environment from the Glade for Windows project, http://gladewin32.sourceforge.net.
2. Build libsigc++ 2.0.6 or later, and glibmm 2.4.7 or later from source.
3. Add GTK+, libsigc++ and glibmm to the include and lib paths in Visual Studio.
4. Load the MSVC_Net2003/libxml++.sln solution.
5. Build the entire solution. Run the tests.

Sounds straightforward, though rather complex.  I mean, I only want an XML parser!  I really don't want all these widgets and all; after all, they will be sticking with MSVS for user interfaces on their Windows machines!  The Linux boxes will be servers.  But anyway, I can't get libsigc++ to compile, as there are missing resource.h files.  Is all this really necessary?  Is there a simpler way to go about it?  Should I be able to get libxml++ installed by just installing libxml2 and ustring?  Has anyone done this successfully?

 

Thanks!

-Bob