This is the old XML parsing library provided in the GNOME framework. XML is a standard to build tag based structured documents. The internal document representation is as close as possible to the DOM interfaces. The interfaces of the XML library are by principle low level, there is nearly zero abstraction. Some features are: - C++ support - Updated code to follow more recent specs, added compatibility flag - Error handling, use a dedicated, overridable error handling function. - Support for CDATA. - Keep track of line numbers for better error reporting. - Support for PI (SAX one).
Binary packages can be installed with the high-level tool pkgin (which can be installed with pkg_add) or pkg_add(1) (installed by default). The NetBSD packages collection is also designed to permit easy installation from source.
The pkg_admin audit command locates any installed package which has been mentioned in security advisories as having vulnerabilities.
Please note the vulnerabilities database might not be fully accurate, and not every bug is exploitable with every configuration.
Problem reports, updates or suggestions for this package should be reported with send-pr.