[libxml++] Disabling Glib::ustring dependency (in 2.18.0?)

[Trappel Martin <martin trappel ksengineers at>]

Hello all!

We're thinking of using libxml++ as a wrapper for libxml2.
We would very much like to avoid the Glib::ustring dependency. (since we are
on Windows this whole dependecy chain is not there by default.)

I have found this discussion and patch:
http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=320197

Last referenced here:
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_name=CJEDLPCELDKNDAFCJBMM
GEAEEKAA.rsgrimes%40rcn.com

Whe I tried to apply the patch to the current libxml++ version I've
downloaded (libxml++-2.18.0) I got several "patching file ... Hunk #1
FAILED" messages from patch. (This is the very first time I have anything to
do with patch ::) )

As I can see the patch referenced in 320197 is against 2.14.0 - so it might
not work with 2.18.0.

Are there any plans to include the  "-DLIBXMLPP_USE_STD_STRING" /
"--without-ustring"  into the normal source tree for libxml++ ?
Has anyone patched 2.18 for this?

Thanks a lot!

best regards / mit freundlichen Grüßen,
Martin Trappel