XOM API for Processing XML with Java

["Steve Loughran" <steve.loughran AT gmail.com>]

On Nov 23, 2007 2:27 AM, Wolfgang Hoschek <wolfgang.hoschek AT mac.com> wrote:

> I've now tested other xerces versions as well via -
> Djava.endorsed.dirs. There's no bug with the official Apache releases
> of xerces-2.6.2, xerces-2.7.0, xerces-2.7.1, xerces-2.8.0,
> xerces-2.8.1, xerces-2.9.0, xerces-2.9.1. As far as I can see the bug
> only happens with the xml parser bundled with sun java-1.6, which is
> a fork of some xerces flavour with a variety of unidentifiable mods
> and patches by sun. Also the bug does not happen with what's bundled
> with sun java-1.5.
>

Now I remember why I always ship versions of Xerces and Xalan, despite
these things being built in.

One of the things that surprises me is: why did sun bother to change
Xerces, other than reparent it? If they want to fix things, put the
fixes in public SVN, where people can review them, and not a
GPL-licensed branch that must do nothing but field support calls.

-steve