Subject: Re: [xsl] Saxon for C/PHP/Python/etc From: Adam Retter <adam.retter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2013 14:26:05 +0100 |
libxslt is not just used on devices where there are web browsers! There are many servers that do not have web browsers installed. Also I was rather under the impression that most web browser plugins were written in C++ and not Java. On 27 September 2013 13:45, Wolfgang Laun <wolfgang.laun@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Really? With all the browser plugins relying on Java being there? > -W > > On 27/09/2013, Adam Retter <adam.retter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> One of the goals of Tony Grahams talk was to replace libxslt with a >> version that supports XSLT2. I think that forcing a dependency on a >> JVM would deter a lot of users from installing such a libxslt >> replacement. >> >> On 27 September 2013 13:23, Wolfgang Laun <wolfgang.laun@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> What about a JNI interface for the API provided by Saxon? This would >>> avoid dependencies on any additional translator. >>> -W >>> >>> On 27/09/2013, Dr O'Neil Delpratt <oneil@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>>> Dear XSLT community, >>>> >>>> I have recently been looking at the possbilities of making XSLT 2.0/3.0 >>>> processor available to the C/C++ world. >>>> At present there seems to be a real shortage or a lack of support for >>>> anything greater than XSLT 1.0 (i.e libxslt, Xalan, etc). >>>> >>>> The benefits are clearly to be seen: having a fullfledged XSLT 2.0 in C >>>> would be great for the PHP/Python/Ruby/... communities, who currently >>>> rely on libxslt. >>>> >>>> So I have been looking at tools that can convert Saxon to native machine >>>> code. Namely LLVM and GCJ. >>>> >>>> I have had much better success using GCJ given that I managed to compile >>>> Saxon-HE to native machine code and actually get it to execute some >>>> stylesheets without any problems. >>>> However is GCJ the right technology to use for the task of converting >>>> Java code to native machine code, since it is somewhat obsolete? >>>> >>>> The LLVM project seems much more active, but I am finding it difficult >>>> to get anything working. I have tried the VMKit which relies on LLVM to >>>> compile some helloworld examples to machine code, but even that seems >>>> cumbersome. >>>> >>>> I would be grateful for feedback from anyone with experience of these >>>> technologies. >>>> >>>> Kind regards, >>>> >>>> O'Neil >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Adam Retter >> >> skype: adam.retter >> tweet: adamretter >> http://www.adamretter.org.uk > -- Adam Retter skype: adam.retter tweet: adamretter http://www.adamretter.org.uk
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