[Webkit-unassigned] [Bug 4079] Support EXSLT with libexslt

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http://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=4079





------- Comment #14 from m.david at xmlhacker.com  2007-06-27 02:22 PDT -------
(In reply to comment #13)
> I just worked up a patch for this before searching and noticing this issue.
> Considering FF and Opera support at least exsl:node-set(), I agree WebKit
> should have this too. 

You can also get IE 5.x, 6, and 7 to support it using a trick from Julian
Reschke (in whom I believe started this thread) that extended from an idea
first suggested by David Carlisle.  You can find the details and test code @
http://dpcarlisle.blogspot.com/2007/05/exslt-node-set-function.html

> Programming XSLT 1.0 without this function can be fairly
> painful. My impression is that the XSLT community considers node-set() a basic
> necessity. 

Oh this is for certain!

> IMO enabling all of exslt available (with exsltRegisterAll())  is
> the best approach tho.

I completely agree, especially given the ease of integrating it via using
exsltRegisterAll.  That said, please see my follow-up comment[1] to Kurt Cagle
earlier today regarding what I would personally term as the most important
extension beyond exsl:node-set() > Extension Functions. :)

[1]
http://www.oreillynet.com/xml/blog/2007/06/apple_sees_the_xslt_light_adds.html#comment-879580

> 
> I will try to add a test case.

Thanks for your help and support with this, Todd!
> 


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