Re: [xml] PATCH: implement xmlSaveToBuffer()

[Geert Jansen <geert boskant nl>]

Hi Daniel,

>   You should rather use the I/O interface when writing to a file !
> Use xmlSaveToIO instead. Define your function for write and close and
> use this, this will avoid growing a huge buffer to later dump it to a file.
>   

Yes, this is something I wanted to do but I had some problems with 
getting it to work with Pyrex segfaulting on me. Ah well, I think I need 
to start understanding Pyrex ...

> > Can we just change the xmlSaveToBuffer() prototype to accept an 
> > xmlOutputBuffer as per the updated patch attached? Or is there something 
> > which makes it better to have an interface with an xmlBuffer?
> >     
>
>   The xmlBuffer should be used when you don't dump to an I/O channel.
> Then the user just want a memory string and an xmlBuffer makes way more sense
> than an xmlOutputBuffer in that case.
>   
Ok, understood. I will take your original suggestion and try to submit a 
new patch.

Thanks,
Geert