Just a point of information. There is a typo in the documentation were
is says XML::Parser v2 or greater is required. That should read 2.32 or
greater. Any copy of the module that has been install in the past 3
years should be fine, but I've been made aware that some users are on
server where that is not the case and they are having issues getting
the plugin to operate. With XML becoming so popular thanks to Web
Services and syndication formats, most ISP do have that module
installed. If they do not or are running an older version you will need
to request that they upgrade that module. You'll soon find out how good
an ISP they are. ;)
In a future release I plan on offering a distribution with all of the
CPAN modules included except for a few. XML::Parser sits on a compiled
library call expat that many other applications (FireFox) utilize.
While it does it job really fast and with little overhead, its more
involved to install and requires permissions that some ISPs don't grant
their users -- like shell access for one. I've looked into alternative
extensively, but could not find a better solution. They were all either
prone to lots of bugs and shortcomings (XML::Parser::Lite) or are even
more difficult to install then XML::Parser or both (XMl::LibXML). This
is regrettable, but reality. Syndication feeds are XML and the state of
XML in Perl could be vastly improved.
Hope every is going well with the plugin. This list has been quiet. Not
sure if that is good or no one is using it.
<tim/>
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Timothy Appnel
Appnel Internet Solutions, LLC
http://www.appnel.com/