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Be really clear about support guidelines, Daniel

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cases I'm not the best person to answer a given question, ask the list cases I'm not the best person to answer a given question, ask the list
instead. <strong>Do not send code, I won't debug it</strong> (but patches are instead. <strong>Do not send code, I won't debug it</strong> (but patches are
really appreciated!).</p> really appreciated!).</p>
<p>Check the following too before posting:</p> <p>Check the following too <span style="color: #E50000">before
posting</span>:</p>
<ul> <ul>
<li> <li>
<a href="search.php">use the search engine</a> to get informations <a href="search.php">use the search engine</a> to get informations
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<li>Please send the command showing the error as well as the input and <li>Please send the command showing the error as well as the input and
stylesheet (as an attachment)</li> stylesheet (as an attachment)</li>
</ul> </ul>
<p>Then send the bug with associated informations to reproduce it to the <a href="mailto:xslt@gnome.org">xslt@gnome.org</a> list; if it's really libxslt
related I will approve it. Please do not send mail to me directly, it makes
things really hard to track and in some cases I am not the best person to
answer a given question, ask on the list.</p>
<p>To <span style="color: #E50000">be really clear about support</span>:</p>
<ul>
<li>Support or help <span style="color: #E50000">request MUST be sent to
the list or on bugzilla</span> in case of problems, so that the Question
and Answers can be shared publicly. Failing to do so carries the implicit
message &quot;I want free support but I don't want to share the benefits with
others&quot; and is not welcome.</li>
<li>There is <span style="color: #E50000">no garantee for support</span>,
if your question remains unanswered after a week, repost it, making sure
you gave all the detail needed and the informations requested.</li>
<li>Failing to provide informations as requested or double checking first
for prior feedback also carries the implicit message &quot;the time of the
library maintainers is less valuable than my time&quot; and might not be
welcome.</li>
</ul>
<p>Of course, bugs reports with a suggested patch for fixing them will <p>Of course, bugs reports with a suggested patch for fixing them will
probably be processed faster.</p> probably be processed faster.</p>
<p>If you're looking for help, a quick look at <a href="http://mail.gnome.org/archives/xslt/">the list archive</a> may actually <p>If you're looking for help, a quick look at <a href="http://mail.gnome.org/archives/xslt/">the list archive</a> may actually
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spent quite some time debugging non-trivial problems in early versions of spent quite some time debugging non-trivial problems in early versions of
libxslt</li> libxslt</li>
<li> <li>
<a href="mailto:igor@zlatkovic.com">Igor Zlatkovic</a> is now <a href="mailto:igor@zlatkovic.com">Igor Zlatkovic</a> is now the
the maintainer of the Windows port, <a href="http://www.zlatkovic.com/projects/libxml/index.html">he maintainer of the Windows port, <a href="http://www.zlatkovic.com/projects/libxml/index.html">he provides
provides binaries</a> binaries</a>
</li> </li>
<li>Thomas Broyer provided a lot of suggestions, and drafted most of the <li>Thomas Broyer provided a lot of suggestions, and drafted most of the
extension API</li> extension API</li>
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you need the <a href="http://rpmfind.net/linux/RPM/libxml2.html">libxml2</a>, you need the <a href="http://rpmfind.net/linux/RPM/libxml2.html">libxml2</a>,
<a href="http://rpmfind.net/linux/RPM/libxml2-devel.html">libxml2-devel</a>, <a href="http://rpmfind.net/linux/RPM/libxml2-devel.html">libxml2-devel</a>,
<a href="http://rpmfind.net/linux/RPM/libxslt.html">libxslt</a> and <a href="http://rpmfind.net/linux/RPM/libxslt-devel.html">libxslt-devel</a> <a href="http://rpmfind.net/linux/RPM/libxslt.html">libxslt</a> and <a href="http://rpmfind.net/linux/RPM/libxslt-devel.html">libxslt-devel</a>
packages installed to compile applications using libxslt.) <a href="mailto:igor@zlatkovic.com">Igor Zlatkovic</a> is now the packages installed to compile applications using libxslt.) <a href="mailto:igor@zlatkovic.com">Igor Zlatkovic</a> is now the maintainer of
maintainer of the Windows port, <a href="http://www.zlatkovic.com/projects/libxml/index.html">he the Windows port, <a href="http://www.zlatkovic.com/projects/libxml/index.html">he provides
provides binaries</a>. <a href="mailto:Gary.Pennington@sun.com">Gary binaries</a>. <a href="mailto:Gary.Pennington@sun.com">Gary Pennington</a>
Pennington</a> provides <a href="http://garypennington.net/libxml2/">Solaris provides <a href="http://garypennington.net/libxml2/">Solaris binaries</a>.
binaries</a>. <a href="mailto:Steve.Ball@zveno.com">Steve Ball</a> provides <a href="mailto:Steve.Ball@zveno.com">Steve Ball</a> provides <a href="http://www.zveno.com/open_source/libxml2xslt.html">Mac Os X
<a href="http://www.zveno.com/open_source/libxml2xslt.html">Mac Os X
binaries</a>.</p> binaries</a>.</p>
<p><a name="Contribs">Contribs:</a></p> <p><a name="Contribs">Contribs:</a></p>
<p>I do accept external contributions, especially if compiling on another <p>I do accept external contributions, especially if compiling on another
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interface have not yet reached the maturity of the C API.</p> interface have not yet reached the maturity of the C API.</p>
<p> <p>
<a href="mailto:stephane.bidoul@softwareag.com">Stphane Bidoul</a> <a href="mailto:stephane.bidoul@softwareag.com">Stphane Bidoul</a>
maintains <a href="http://users.skynet.be/sbi/libxml-python/">a Windows maintains <a href="http://users.skynet.be/sbi/libxml-python/">a Windows port
port of the Python bindings</a>. of the Python bindings</a>.</p>
</p>
<p>Note to people interested in building bindings, the API is formalized as <p>Note to people interested in building bindings, the API is formalized as
<a href="libxslt-api.xml">an XML API description file</a> which allows to <a href="libxslt-api.xml">an XML API description file</a> which allows to
automate a large part of the Python bindings, this includes function automate a large part of the Python bindings, this includes function
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<p>Note to people interested in building bindings, the API is formalized as <p>Note to people interested in building bindings, the API is formalized as
<a href="libxslt-api.xml">an XML API description file</a> which allows to <a href="libxslt-api.xml">an XML API description file</a> which allows to
automate a large part of the Python bindings, this includes function automate a large part of the Python bindings, this includes function
descriptions, enums, structures, typedefs, etc... The Python script used descriptions, enums, structures, typedefs, etc... The Python script used to
to build the bindings is python/generator.py in the source distribution.</p> build the bindings is python/generator.py in the source distribution.</p>
<p>To install the Python bindings there are 2 options:</p> <p>To install the Python bindings there are 2 options:</p>
<ul> <ul>
<li>If you use an RPM based distribution, simply install the <a href="http://rpmfind.net/linux/rpm2html/search.php?query=libxml2-python">libxml2-python <li>If you use an RPM based distribution, simply install the <a href="http://rpmfind.net/linux/rpm2html/search.php?query=libxml2-python">libxml2-python
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instead. <strong>Do not send code, I won't debug it</strong> (but patches are instead. <strong>Do not send code, I won't debug it</strong> (but patches are
really appreciated!).</p> really appreciated!).</p>
<p>Check the following too before posting:</p> <p>Check the following too <span style="color: #E50000">before
posting</span>:</p>
<ul> <ul>
<li><a href="search.php">use the search engine</a> to get informations <li><a href="search.php">use the search engine</a> to get informations
related to your problem.</li> related to your problem.</li>
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stylesheet (as an attachment)</li> stylesheet (as an attachment)</li>
</ul> </ul>
<p>Then send the bug with associated informations to reproduce it to the <a
href="mailto:xslt@gnome.org">xslt@gnome.org</a> list; if it's really libxslt
related I will approve it. Please do not send mail to me directly, it makes
things really hard to track and in some cases I am not the best person to
answer a given question, ask on the list.</p>
<p>To <span style="color: #E50000">be really clear about support</span>:</p>
<ul>
<li>Support or help <span style="color: #E50000">request MUST be sent to
the list or on bugzilla</span> in case of problems, so that the Question
and Answers can be shared publicly. Failing to do so carries the implicit
message "I want free support but I don't want to share the benefits with
others" and is not welcome.</li>
<li>There is <span style="color: #E50000">no garantee for support</span>,
if your question remains unanswered after a week, repost it, making sure
you gave all the detail needed and the informations requested.</li>
<li>Failing to provide informations as requested or double checking first
for prior feedback also carries the implicit message "the time of the
library maintainers is less valuable than my time" and might not be
welcome.</li>
</ul>
<p>Of course, bugs reports with a suggested patch for fixing them will <p>Of course, bugs reports with a suggested patch for fixing them will
probably be processed faster.</p> probably be processed faster.</p>
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<a href="http://rpmfind.net/linux/RPM/libxslt.html">libxslt</a> and <a <a href="http://rpmfind.net/linux/RPM/libxslt.html">libxslt</a> and <a
href="http://rpmfind.net/linux/RPM/libxslt-devel.html">libxslt-devel</a> href="http://rpmfind.net/linux/RPM/libxslt-devel.html">libxslt-devel</a>
packages installed to compile applications using libxslt.) <a packages installed to compile applications using libxslt.) <a
href="mailto:igor@zlatkovic.com">Igor Zlatkovic</a> is now the href="mailto:igor@zlatkovic.com">Igor Zlatkovic</a> is now the maintainer of
maintainer of the Windows port, <a the Windows port, <a
href="http://www.zlatkovic.com/projects/libxml/index.html">he href="http://www.zlatkovic.com/projects/libxml/index.html">he provides
provides binaries</a>. <a href="mailto:Gary.Pennington@sun.com">Gary binaries</a>. <a href="mailto:Gary.Pennington@sun.com">Gary Pennington</a>
Pennington</a> provides <a href="http://garypennington.net/libxml2/">Solaris provides <a href="http://garypennington.net/libxml2/">Solaris binaries</a>.
binaries</a>. <a href="mailto:Steve.Ball@zveno.com">Steve Ball</a> provides <a href="mailto:Steve.Ball@zveno.com">Steve Ball</a> provides <a
<a href="http://www.zveno.com/open_source/libxml2xslt.html">Mac Os X href="http://www.zveno.com/open_source/libxml2xslt.html">Mac Os X
binaries</a>.</p> binaries</a>.</p>
<p><a name="Contribs">Contribs:</a></p> <p><a name="Contribs">Contribs:</a></p>
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<p>The distribution includes a set of Python bindings, which are garanteed to <p>The distribution includes a set of Python bindings, which are garanteed to
be maintained as part of the library in the future, though the Python be maintained as part of the library in the future, though the Python
interface have not yet reached the maturity of the C API.</p> interface have not yet reached the maturity of the C API.</p>
<p><a href="mailto:stephane.bidoul@softwareag.com">Stéphane Bidoul</a> <p><a href="mailto:stephane.bidoul@softwareag.com">Stéphane Bidoul</a>
...@@ -814,7 +838,7 @@ ...@@ -814,7 +838,7 @@
<p><a href="mailto:stephane.bidoul@softwareag.com">Stéphane Bidoul</a> <p><a href="mailto:stephane.bidoul@softwareag.com">Stéphane Bidoul</a>
maintains <a href="http://users.skynet.be/sbi/libxml-python/">a Windows maintains <a href="http://users.skynet.be/sbi/libxml-python/">a Windows port
port of the Python bindings</a>. of the Python bindings</a>.</p>
<p>Note to people interested in building bindings, the API is formalized as <p>Note to people interested in building bindings, the API is formalized as
<a href="libxslt-api.xml">an XML API description file</a> which allows to <a href="libxslt-api.xml">an XML API description file</a> which allows to
automate a large part of the Python bindings, this includes function automate a large part of the Python bindings, this includes function
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<p>Note to people interested in building bindings, the API is formalized as <p>Note to people interested in building bindings, the API is formalized as
<a href="libxslt-api.xml">an XML API description file</a> which allows to <a href="libxslt-api.xml">an XML API description file</a> which allows to
automate a large part of the Python bindings, this includes function automate a large part of the Python bindings, this includes function
descriptions, enums, structures, typedefs, etc... The Python script used descriptions, enums, structures, typedefs, etc... The Python script used to
to build the bindings is python/generator.py in the source distribution.</p> build the bindings is python/generator.py in the source distribution.</p>
<p>To install the Python bindings there are 2 options:</p> <p>To install the Python bindings there are 2 options:</p>
<ul> <ul>
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<li>William Brack was an early adopted, contributed a number of patches and <li>William Brack was an early adopted, contributed a number of patches and
spent quite some time debugging non-trivial problems in early versions of spent quite some time debugging non-trivial problems in early versions of
libxslt</li> libxslt</li>
<li><a href="mailto:igor@zlatkovic.com">Igor Zlatkovic</a> is now <li><a href="mailto:igor@zlatkovic.com">Igor Zlatkovic</a> is now the
the maintainer of the Windows port, <a maintainer of the Windows port, <a
href="http://www.zlatkovic.com/projects/libxml/index.html">he href="http://www.zlatkovic.com/projects/libxml/index.html">he provides
provides binaries</a></li> binaries</a></li>
<li>Thomas Broyer provided a lot of suggestions, and drafted most of the <li>Thomas Broyer provided a lot of suggestions, and drafted most of the
extension API</li> extension API</li>
<li>John Fleck maintains <a href="tutorial/libxslttutorial.html">a tutorial <li>John Fleck maintains <a href="tutorial/libxslttutorial.html">a tutorial
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