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Re: PostgreSQL vs SQL/XML Standards

Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>

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From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
To: Alvaro Herrera <alvherre@2ndquadrant.com>
Cc: Chapman Flack <chap@anastigmatix.net>, PostgreSQL Hackers <pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org>
Date: 2018-10-25T14:39:39Z
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Alvaro Herrera <alvherre@2ndquadrant.com> writes:
> On 2018-Oct-24, Chapman Flack wrote:
>> https://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/PostgreSQL_vs_SQL/XML_Standards

> Wow, that's ... overwhelming.  (I do wonder if we should stop relying on
> libxml2 and instead look for something supporting XQuery).

I think getting out from under libxml2's idiosyncrasies and security
lapses would be great, but is there a plausible alternative out there?

			regards, tom lane

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