Subject: Re: [xsl] Saxon for C/PHP/Python/etc From: Wolfgang Laun <wolfgang.laun@xxxxxxxxx> Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2013 14:45:07 +0200 |
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
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