From: Keith Fahlgren <keith@...>
Date: 2007-04-04T22:34:43+09:00
Subject: Re: fast XML parser, other than libxml

On 4/4/07, Peter Szinek <peter@rubyrailways.com> wrote:
> > libxml is a mature C library and quite fast, but is (by default)
> > DOM-based (as is REXML).
>
> Sorry, I did not express myself clearly. I definitely need a DOM-based
> approach, but REXML is a lot slower than libxml, and libxml can be a
> PITA to install on some platforms/distros (e.g. it took quite some time
> on my ubuntu box, because neither gem install nor apt-get wanted to
> install the newest version which I needed).

Yeah, you're right about libxml being a pain to install. If you hadn't
cared about installability, I was going to suggest JRuby + (some Java
parser)....

> I guess XPath 1.0 would be completely enough (maybe even Hpricot's, with
> a few additions) - I really don't need anything complicated.

Yeah, sorry that I don't know of any others.

JEG II wrote:
> Sounds like it is time for FasterXML.  :)

Know of any good starting points? All the XPath 1.0 work I do is off
of libxml and all of the XPath 2.0 is off of Saxon (Java), so I'm not
sure what should be copied.


Keith


Keith