Disabling XML doesn't work
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- Macaulay2
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Description
Using XML causes some annoying linkage headaches that I would like to avoid in the brew build, but it seems like M2 doesn't compile if XML is disabled. This is mainly because the definition of Expr in parse.d includes a couple of XML pointer types.
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Research direction
Start in parse.d and inspect the Expr definition, focusing on the XML pointer types mentioned in the issue. Trace the build configuration for disabling XML, then verify that M2 compiles successfully with XML disabled without those linkage errors.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- xml
- Domain
- build-system
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 42/100