Re: [Boost-users] PropertyTree's XML parsers survey

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] PropertyTree's XML parsers survey
From: Nat Goodspeed (nat_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-05-18 10:58:11

Sebastian Redl wrote:

> Nat Goodspeed wrote:

>> Instead of incrementally enhancing a minimal XML parser, wouldn't it
>> make more sense to jump right to an existing full-blown parser
>> implementation?

> In the case of Serialization, that adds a Boost-external dependency. In
> the case of PropertyTree, this adds a compile-time dependency to a
> header-only library. Unless that parser is pugxml, but I don't really
> trust it.

Sorry for being unclear. I was suggesting that the OP use a full-blown 
XML parser for his own purposes -- comments and arbitrary order and 
such. I was not suggesting that anyone replace the Serialization 
library's minimal XML parser for all other users.