[xml] Compiling libxml2 as DLL under Cygwin

["Christopher R. Maden" <crism maden org>]

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As those of you who subscribe to xslt know, I've been having some 
problems.  I'm trying to upgrade libxml2 and libxslt to the latest 
versions, which aren't yet available as Cygwin packages.

When I try to compile libxslt, it complains that libxml2 isn't a shared 
library.  Comparing the 2.4.13 libxml2.la from the Cygwin package with the 
libxml2.la generated by building 2.4.16, the difference seems to be that 
2.4.13 had a libxml2.dll.a, while I can't seem to get 2.4.16 to build one.

Can anyone point me towards how to coax a build of a DLL under 
Cygwin?  Yes, I tried ./configure --enable-shared (though not with a 
specific package given).

I'm a markup nerd, not a compiler whiz, so any help would be greatly 
appreciated.

Thanks in advance,
Chris
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Christopher R. Maden, Principal Consultant, crism consulting
DTDs/schemas - conversion - ebooks - publishing - Web - B2B - training
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