Re: idom2-pas-beta-1 released (dom2 implementation, based on libxml2 for object pascal)

On Tue, Apr 02, 2002 at 01:58:52PM +0200, Petr Kozelka wrote:
> Hello Daniel,
> 
> >   Another question: what's the status of error reporting ? when we
> initially
> > created that list one of the points raised was troubles to bind new error
> > message handlers, did people find a way ? Or is there still a need to
> > augment libxml API ?
> 
> no, still it seems to be necessary to pre-format error messages in libxml2.

  Okay

> I am too busy atm to work on libxml2 and its pascal translation; however, it
> would be nice of you, to add a toggling function that decides if the
> messages will be passed as expanded (= formated) or normally, with varargs.
> By the way, is there any reason for passing the messages unformated (with
> varargs) ? Does the callback function have any chance to use them for any
> other purpose than formating ? Maybe changing the api's (in future) to _not_
> use varargs would bring no limitation at all.

  Because ATM most people simply use fprintf for the callback.
I won't change that capability. I prefer to add the toggle API.

Daniel

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