Re: [xml] XML validation

[Rush Manbert <rush manbert com>]

Yan Seiner wrote:
> I have an embedded system that uses XML extensively.  Many of the XML 
> files are modified and generated by other software.  I am looking for a 
> simple XML well-formedness checker, something I can point at an XML file 
> and tell the user that s/he has a problem with file xyz.xml around line 
> YYY or maybe element XXX.
>
> Does any such thing exist?  I've found RXP, but it doesn't use 
> libxml.... I really don't want to introduce more stuff into my (already 
> bloated) embedded box...

The obvious answer is xmllint (which needs a DTD). That makes me suspect 
that I am misinterpreting something and it's the wrong answer, but you 
get what you pay for. :-)

- Rush