Macaulay2 / Macaulay2/M2

Disabling XML doesn't work

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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

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