XML on Linux

Klaus Major klaus at major-k.de
Fri Feb 11 12:55:45 EST 2005


Hi Mark and Richard,

>>>> ...the XML library was embedded directly into the Linux engine.
>>> is it possible to havbe this also in the other engines?
>>> The less external files the better :-)
>>
>> Maybe.
>>
>> The engine's already 2MB in size.  Until RR plans to have some sort of
>> modular code base in which we could toss features we're not using from
>> our standalones, I'm very conscious about the size of the executable.
>
> The XML and DB externals are indeed both embedded into the engine on
> Linux in engines 2.5 ...
> ...loadable shared libraries).
> In terms of the growing size of the engine then I share Richard's
> concerns in this area -

OK, just a thought :-)

> indeed, we are acutely aware of this issue and
> have been actively researching solutions to it.

"Modules" would be fine as Richard suggested ;-)

> Warmest regards,
>
> Mark.
>
> -----------------------------------------------------------------
>  Mark Waddingham ~ 36degrees at runrev.com ~ http://www.runrev.com
>        Runtime Revolution ~ User-Centric Development Tools

Best

Klaus Major
klaus at major-k.de
http://www.major-k.de



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