Re: [PHP-DEV] RFC: testing php8.4 against libxml-rs (memory-safe libxml2) - Debian ITP #1146060
Pierre <[email protected]>
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Le 29/08/2026 à 17:43, Riaan de Beer a écrit : > Hi, > > libxml2 is unmaintained since Dec 2025. I built libxml-rs - native-Rust > reimplementation, C ABI compatible: > > https://github.com/infinityabundance/libxml-rs > Debian ITP: https://bugs.debian.org/1146060 Hello, I won't tell if it's a good idea or not, I'm not a core contributor, but libxml2 doesn't seem to be unmaintained, yes the latest release is dated from dec. 2025, but the repository continue to live its life and has had many commits since: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/commits/master?ref_type=HEADS - I just think they don't have such breaking bug to fix. XML is old and mature, libxml2 is old and mature, there's probably not much to add to it for it to work gracefully and they don't really need to create new releases that often. Best regards, Pierre