1SUMMARY
2=======
3This is a port of expat for AmigaOS 4.0 which includes the
4SDK, some XML tools and the libraries.
5
6Both static and shared library versions are supported.
7
8The static library version is limited to clib2 although it should
9be possible to use newlib with the appopriate compile options.
10
11The shared library version is based on the work of Fredrik Wikstrom
12and is currently limited to PPC only.
13
14
15HISTORY
16=======
174.2  - updated to correspond to Expat 2.0.1 release
18     - bumped copyright banners and versions
19     - simplified amigaconfig.h
20     - updated include/libraries/expat.h file
21     - modified launch.c to use contructor/deconstructor
22     - removed need for amiga_main() from expat utilities
23
244.1  - fixed memory freeing bug in shared library version
25     - now allocates shared memory
26
274.0  - updated for corresponding Expat 2.0 release
28     - some minor CVS related changes
29
303.1  - removed obsolete sfd file
31     - added library description xml file
32     - refactored Makefile
33     - removed extraneous VARARGS68K keywords
34     - reworked default memory handling functions in shared lib
35     - updated amigaconfig.h
36
373.0  - initial release
38     - based on expat 1.95.8
39
40
41BUILDING
42========
43To build expat.library, xmlwf tool, examples and run the test suite,
44simply type 'make all' in the amiga subdirectory.
45
46The test suite will compile and run for both the static and shared
47library versions.
48
49
50INSTALLATION
51============
52To install both static and shared versions of expat into the
53AmigaOS SDK type 'make install' in the amiga subdirectory.
54
55
56CONFIGURATION
57=============
58You may want to edit the lib/amigaconfig.h file to remove
59DTD and/or XML namespace support if they are not required by your
60specific application for a smaller and faster implementation.
61
62
63TO DO
64=====
65- wide character support (UTF-16)
66- provide 68k backwards compatibility
67