Status of std.xml (D2/Phobos)

[Lutger]

Justin Johansson wrote:

> Justin Johansson wrote:
>> May I ask is anybody working on redeveloping std.xml in the D2/Phobos
>> library?  (Currently it looks like it needs to be started over from
>> scratch)
>> 
>> Also what is the level of interest from library users for decent XML
>> support in D2/Phobos?
>> 
>> Cheers
>> Justin Johansson
> 
> Lutger said: Interested, very much so. I think many people are.
> 
> Simen said: Absolutely. It is a necessity.
> 
> Thanks for fast replies from Lutger and Simen.
> 
> Being an XML/W3C addict myself I well concur with Simen and Lutger's
> sentiments.
> 
> However, Lutger simply saying that he "thinks" *many* people are
> interested is not good enough for me.

Well I dare only speak for myself. But perhaps I do can better:

Time and again complaints about std.xml surface, so that is one indicator. See 
this google query: 
http://www.google.nl/search?q=site%3Awww.digitalmars.com%2Fpnews+std.xml

And this proposal to replace std.xml with kxml: 
http://www.digitalmars.com/pnews/read.php?server=news.digitalmars.com&group=digitalmars.D&artnum=109646

Another point to consider is that dsource.org alone contains at least 5 xml 
projects (that I can see), some long abandoned but some seem to be active. There 
is also this code from Adam Ruppe: http://arsdnet.net/dcode/dom.d