Re: Re: XML_Tree (2.0.0RC2): CData in Input-Files
| From: | Arnaud Limbourg | Date: | Sun, 13 Nov 2005 09:40:37 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: Re: XML_Tree (2.0.0RC2): CData in Input-Files | ||
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Davey Shafik wrote:
> As the lead maintainer of the package I have this to say:
>
> XML_Tree should be deprecated, it has no use in PHP 5.
>
> Furthermore, the CDATA thing is a limitation of the SAX based parsers.
>
> I will be doing no more work on XML_Tree, theres too many issues with
> it, regarding BC breaks, version numbers, grandafathering it in with new
> policies, etc, etc, that just make it too much hassle with so little use
> for it with PHP 5 now out and in wide-spread use.
>
> - Davey
PHP5 is not yet in wide-spread use :)
THe history of the package makes it really difficult to fix in any way.
What do the rest of the list think about this ?
Arnaud.