Xerces-C++ 2.8.0 released

[Boris Kolpackov]

Hi,

I am pleased to announce the release of Xerces-C++ 2.8.0. This
version is interface-compatible with Xerces-C++ 2.7.0 and contains
a large number of bug fixes as well as improvements to the build
system. For the compete list of changes see:


http://xerces.apache.org/xerces-c/releases.html


For information on migrating from 2.7.0 to 2.8.0 see:


http://xerces.apache.org/xerces-c/migrate.html


This release is available in source code and as pre-compiled
libraries for the following platforms and architectures:

32 bit:

   Windows - MSVC 7.1
   Windows - MSVC 8.0
   GNU/Linux - g++ 3.4.x
   AIX 5.3 - xlC 7
   Solaris 10 - Sun C++ 5.7 and g++ 3.4.x, both SPARC and x86
   HP-UX 11i - aCC A.03.x, PA-RISC
   HP-UX 11i - aCC A.06.x, IA64
   Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger) - g++ 4.0, both PowerPC and x86

64 bit:

   Windows - MSVC 8.0
   GNU/Linux - g++ 3.4.x
   AIX 5.3 - xlC 7
   Solaris 10 - Sun C++ 5.7 and g++ 3.4.x, both SPARC and x86-64
   HP-UX 11i - aCC A.03.x, PA-RISC
   HP-UX 11i - aCC A.06.x, IA64

The source code archives and pre-compiled libraries are available
from the download page:


http://xerces.apache.org/xerces-c/download.cgi


Note that it takes up to 24 hours for the release to propagate
to all the mirrors so use the master distribution directory if
the files are not yet available on your favorite mirror. It is
important that you verify the integrity of the files you download
using either the PGP signatures or MD5 checksums as described on
the download page.

With this release we have also moved the website from
xml.apache.org/xerces-c/ to xerces.apache.org/xerces-c/ and the
master distribution directory from www.apache.org/dist/xml/xerces-c/
to www.apache.org/dist/xerces/c/ . We believe we have established
redirects in all the necessary places but if you notice any problems
with the website, please report them.

Finally I would like to thank Gareth Reakes, Alberto Massari, David
Cargill as well as everybody who tested the release candidate and
provided fixes.


Enjoy,
Boris


-- 
Boris Kolpackov
Code Synthesis Tools CC
http://www.codesynthesis.com
Open-Source, Cross-Platform C++ XML Data Binding