Release notes from libxmlplusplus

5.6.0

2025-10-28T12:27:34Z

5.6.0 (stable) 2025-10-28

This release and future releases will not store tarballs at
download.gnome.org/sources/. Only modules with source code at
gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/ can store tarballs there now.
Tarballs of libxmlplusplus are now stored only at
github.com/libxmlplusplus/libxmlplusplus/releases/.

TextReader::get_xml_lang(): Fix memory leak
TextReader: Use xmlTextReaderSetStructuredErrorHandler()
instead of xmlTextReaderSetErrorHandler()
(Kjell Ahlstedt)
TextReader: Use callback functions with C linkage.
This callback was overlooked in 5.2.0.
(Kjell Ahlstedt) Issue glibmm#1 (Murray Cumming)
TextReader: Consider that the typedef xmlStructuredErrorFunc()
changed in libxml2 2.12.0
(Kjell Ahlstedt)
Add methods that return std::optionalxmlpp::ustring:
TextReader: Add read_inner_xml2(), read_outer_xml2(), read_string2(),
get_base_uri2(), get_local_name2(), get_name2(), get_namespace_uri2(),
get_prefix2(), get_value2(), get_xml_lang2(),
get_attribute2() (3 overloaded ones), lookup_namespace2().
Attribute: Add get_value2()
AttributeDeclaration: Add get_value2()
AttributeNode: Add get_value2()
Document: Add get_encoding2()
Dtd: Add get_external_id2(), get_name2(), get_system_id2()
ContentNode: Add get_content2()
Element: Add get_attribute_value2()
EntityDeclaration: Add get_original_text2(), get_resolved_text2()
EntityReference: Add get_original_text2(), get_resolved_text2()
Node: Add get_name2(), get_namespace_prefix2(), get_namespace_uri2(),
get_path2()
Deprecate the corresponding methods that return xmlpp::ustring.
(Kjell Ahlstedt) Issue #71 (David Bears)
TextReader: Fix naming clash with macOS macro
(Ruoyu Zhong) Pull request #74

Documentation:

Remove obsolete FSF (Free Software Foundation) address
(Tom spot Callaway) Pull request #72
Describe download locations in more detail.
Releases will not be stored at download.gnome.org/sources/.
(Kjell Ahlstedt)

Examples, Tests:

Use the new methods that return std::optionalxmlpp::ustring
(Kjell Ahlstedt)

Meson build:

Use the Python installation that Meson uses.
See merge request glibmm!67
(Kjell Ahlstedt)

4.4.0

2025-10-28T12:24:30Z

4.4.0 (stable) 2025-10-28

TextReader::get_xml_lang(): Fix memory leak
TextReader: Use xmlTextReaderSetStructuredErrorHandler()
instead of xmlTextReaderSetErrorHandler()
(Kjell Ahlstedt)
TextReader: Use callback functions with C linkage.
This callback was overlooked in 4.2.0.
(Kjell Ahlstedt) Issue glibmm#1 (Murray Cumming)
TextReader: Consider that the typedef xmlStructuredErrorFunc()
changed in libxml2 2.12.0
(Kjell Ahlstedt)
Add methods that return std::optionalGlib::ustring:
TextReader: Add read_inner_xml2(), read_outer_xml2(), read_string2(),
get_base_uri2(), get_local_name2(), get_name2(), get_namespace_uri2(),
get_prefix2(), get_value2(), get_xml_lang2(),
get_attribute2() (3 overloaded ones), lookup_namespace2().
Attribute: Add get_value2()
AttributeDeclaration: Add get_value2()
AttributeNode: Add get_value2()
Document: Add get_encoding2()
Dtd: Add get_external_id2(), get_name2(), get_system_id2()
ContentNode: Add get_content2()
Element: Add get_attribute_value2()
EntityDeclaration: Add get_original_text2(), get_resolved_text2()
EntityReference: Add get_original_text2(), get_resolved_text2()
Node: Add get_name2(), get_namespace_prefix2(), get_namespace_uri2(),
get_path2()
Deprecate the corresponding methods that return Glib::ustring.
(Kjell Ahlstedt) Issue #71 (David Bears)
TextReader: Fix naming clash with macOS macro
(Ruoyu Zhong) Pull request #74

Documentation:

Remove obsolete FSF (Free Software Foundation) address
(Tom spot Callaway) Pull request #72
README.md: Describe download locations in more detail.
Releases will not be stored at download.gnome.org/sources/.
(Kjell Ahlstedt)

Examples, Tests:

Use the new methods that return std::optionalGlib::ustring
(Kjell Ahlstedt)

Meson build:

Use the Python installation that Meson uses.
See merge request glibmm!67
(Kjell Ahlstedt)
Build libxml2 with Meson when libxml2 is built as a subproject.
(Andrew Potter) Issue #67, Pull request #68

5.4.0

2024-08-13T14:41:30Z

5.4.0 (stable):

Node: Add eval_xpath().
(Kjell Ahlstedt) Issue #66 (Marie Preusse)

Meson build:

Require meson >= 0.62.
Use Meson's pkgconfig module instead of the libxml++.pc.in template.
(Kjell Ahlstedt)

5.2.1 (stable):

Parser: Ignore deprecation of xmlParserCtxt members.
(Kjell Ahlstedt)

Documentation:

Don't link to removed developer-old.gnome.org.
(Kjell Ahlstedt)

Meson build:

Use libxml2 meson build when libxml2 is built as a subproject.
(Andrew Potter) Issue #67, Pull request #68
Require python3 >= 3.7. That's what Meson requires.
(Kjell Ahlstedt)

4.2.0

2024-08-13T14:33:19Z

4.2.0 (stable):

Node: Add eval_xpath().
(Kjell Ahlstedt) Issue #66 (Marie Preusse)
Use callback functions with C linkage
(Kjell Ahlstedt) Issue glibmm#1 (Murray Cumming)
Parser: Ignore deprecation of xmlParserCtxt members.
(Kjell Ahlstedt)

Documentation:

Don't link to removed developer-old.gnome.org or removed parts
of library.gnome.org.
(Kjell Ahlstedt)

Meson build:

Require python3 >= 3.7. That's what Meson requires.
Require meson >= 0.62.
Use Meson's pkgconfig module instead of the libxml++.pc.in template.
(Kjell Ahlstedt)

5.2.1

2024-08-12T13:36:35Z

5.2.1 (stable):

Parser: Ignore deprecation of xmlParserCtxt members.
(Kjell Ahlstedt)

Documentation:

Don't link to removed developer-old.gnome.org.
(Kjell Ahlstedt)

Meson build:

Use libxml2 meson build when libxml2 is built as a subproject.
(Andrew Potter) Issue #67, Pull request #68
Require python3 >= 3.7. That's what Meson requires.
(Kjell Ahlstedt)

5.2.0

2024-01-11T13:49:53Z

5.2.0 (stable):

Use callback functions with C linkage
(Kjell Ahlstedt) Issue glibmm#1 (Murray Cumming)

Documentation:

Update Visual Studio build docs
(Chun-wei Fan) Pull request #52
Remove AUTHORS and add general information to README.md
(Kjell Ahlstedt) Issue gtkmm#140
Parser docs: Add a link to parser options
README.md: Add info about building the documentation
(Kjell Ahlstedt)

Meson build:

Cleanup and fix libxml2 dep search
(Chun-wei Fan) Pull request #51
Don't fail if warning_level=everything
(Daniel Boles, Kjell Ahlstedt) Merge request gtkmm!87
Add bcrypt dependency when libxml2 is a subproject
Issue #64 (Kjell Ahlstedt)
(Andrew Potter) Pull request #65
Don't require the 'dot' command to build the documentation
(Kjell Ahlstedt) Issue libsigcplusplus#98
Add the build-manual option
(Kjell Ahlstedt)

Build:

Make it compatible with libxml2 >= 2.12.0
by modifying #include directives
(Kjell Ahlstedt)

5.0.4

2024-01-11T13:47:54Z

5.0.4 (stable):

Documentation:

Update Visual Studio build docs
(Chun-wei Fan) Pull request #54
Parser docs: Add a link to parser options
(Kjell Ahlstedt)

Meson build:

Cleanup and fix libxml2 dep search
(Chun-wei Fan) Pull request #53
Don't fail if warning_level=everything
(Daniel Boles, Kjell Ahlstedt) Merge request gtkmm!87
Add bcrypt dependency when libxml2 is a subproject
Issue #64 (Kjell Ahlstedt)
(Andrew Potter) Pull request #65
Don't require the 'dot' command to build the documentation
(Kjell Ahlstedt) Issue libsigcplusplus#98
Add the build-manual option
(Kjell Ahlstedt)

Build:

Make it compatible with libxml2 >= 2.12.0
by modifying #include directives
(Kjell Ahlstedt)

4.0.3

2024-01-11T13:43:18Z

4.0.3 (stable):

Documentation:

Update Visual Studio build docs
(Chun-wei Fan) Pull request #56
Parser docs: Add a link to parser options
(Kjell Ahlstedt)

Meson build:

Detect if we build from a git subtree
(William Roy) Merge request gtkmm!72
Don't copy files with configure_file()
(Kjell Ahlstedt)
Fix the evaluation of is_git_build on Windows
(Kjell Ahlstedt) Issue gtkmm#131 (William Roy)
Backport libxml2 CMake support from libxml++-5.0
(Chun-wei Fan) Pull request #55
Don't fail if warning_level=everything
(Daniel Boles, Kjell Ahlstedt) Merge request gtkmm!87
Don't require the 'dot' command to build the documentation
(Kjell Ahlstedt) Issue libsigcplusplus#98
Add the build-manual option
(Kjell Ahlstedt)
Add bcrypt dependency when libxml2 is a subproject
Issue #64 (Kjell Ahlstedt)
(Andrew Potter) Pull request #65

Build:

Make it compatible with libxml2 >= 2.12.0
by modifying #include directives
(Kjell Ahlstedt)

3.2.5

2024-01-11T13:39:46Z

3.2.5 (stable):

Documentation:

Update Visual Studio build docs
(Chun-wei Fan) Pull request #58
Parser docs: Add a link to parser options
(Kjell Ahlstedt)

Meson build:

Detect if we build from a git subtree
(William Roy) Merge request gtkmm!72
Don't copy files with configure_file()
(Kjell Ahlstedt)
Fix the evaluation of is_git_build on Windows
(Kjell Ahlstedt) Issue gtkmm#131 (William Roy)
Backport libxml2 CMake support from libxml++-5.0
(Chun-wei Fan) Pull request #57
Don't fail if warning_level=everything
(Daniel Boles, Kjell Ahlstedt) Merge request gtkmm!87
Don't require the 'dot' command to build the documentation
(Kjell Ahlstedt) Issue libsigcplusplus#98
Add the build-manual option
(Kjell Ahlstedt)
Add bcrypt dependency when libxml2 is a subproject
Issue #64 (Kjell Ahlstedt)
(Andrew Potter) Pull request #65

Build:

Make it compatible with libxml2 >= 2.12.0
by modifying #include directives
(Kjell Ahlstedt)

2.42.3

2024-01-11T13:36:45Z

2.42.3 (stable):

Documentation:

Update Visual Studio build docs
(Chun-wei Fan) Pull request #61
Parser docs: Add a link to parser options
(Kjell Ahlstedt)

Meson build:

Detect if we build from a git subtree
(William Roy) Merge request gtkmm!72
Don't copy files with configure_file()
(Kjell Ahlstedt)
Fix the evaluation of is_git_build on Windows
(Kjell Ahlstedt) Issue gtkmm#131 (William Roy)
Backport libxml2 CMake support from libxml++-5.0
(Chun-wei Fan) Pull request #59
Don't fail if warning_level=everything
(Daniel Boles, Kjell Ahlstedt) Merge request gtkmm!87
Don't require the 'dot' command to build the documentation
(Kjell Ahlstedt) Issue libsigcplusplus#98
Add the build-manual option
(Kjell Ahlstedt)
Add bcrypt dependency when libxml2 is a subproject
Issue #64 (Kjell Ahlstedt)
(Andrew Potter) Pull request #65

Build:

Make it compatible with libxml2 >= 2.12.0
by modifying #include directives
(Kjell Ahlstedt)