# Reporting Bugs about REXML? **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [May 14, 2010, 4:07pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/reporting-bugs-about-rexml/188594 "2010-05-14T16:07:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Hadmut\_D](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/9fc29f/32.png) [@Hadmut\_D](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Hadmut_D)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2010, 4:07pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/reporting-bugs-about-rexml/188594/1 "2010-05-14T16:07:50Z")
Hi, where would I report a bug about ruby REXML? I did not yet find a proper way to report any bug. Starting at [ruby-lang.org](http://ruby-lang.org) I came to [redmine.org](http://redmine.org) and registered, but then I just get an empty list of issues assigned to me and another empty list of issues, but no way to enter a new issue. Is there any bug tracking for ruby ? regards Hadmut ---
**Author:** ![Hadmut\_D](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/9fc29f/32.png) [@Hadmut\_D](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Hadmut_D)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2010, 6:07pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/reporting-bugs-about-rexml/188594/2 "2010-05-14T18:07:24Z")
On Fri, May 14, 2010 at 4:07 PM, Hadmut D. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > Hi, > > where would I report a bug about ruby REXML? > > I did not yet find a proper way to report any bug. Starting at > [ruby-lang.org](http://ruby-lang.org) I came to [redmine.org](http://redmine.org) and registered, but then I just > get an empty list of issues assigned to me and another empty list of > issues, but no way to enter a new issue. Hmm IIRC that would be on ruby-core HTH R. ---
**Author:** ![Hadmut\_D](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/9fc29f/32.png) [@Hadmut\_D](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Hadmut_D)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2010, 7:08pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/reporting-bugs-about-rexml/188594/3 "2010-05-14T19:08:14Z")
On Sat, May 15, 2010 at 01:05:34AM +0900, Robert D. wrote: > > > > Hmm IIRC that would be on ruby-core I recently have asked a question about the standard library on ruby-core and was told that this is not what ruby-core is for… regards Hadmut ---
**Author:** ![Hadmut\_D](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/9fc29f/32.png) [@Hadmut\_D](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Hadmut_D)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2010, 12:38am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/reporting-bugs-about-rexml/188594/4 "2010-05-15T00:38:43Z")
On Sat, May 15, 2010 at 02:08:01AM +0900, Hadmut D. wrote: > On Sat, May 15, 2010 at 01:05:34AM +0900, Robert D. wrote: > > > > > > > > Hmm IIRC that would be on ruby-core > > I recently have asked a question about the standard library on > ruby-core and was told that this is not what ruby-core is for… If you have a bug, not a question about how to use the standard library, ruby-core is the correct mailing list. ---
**Author:** ![Hadmut\_D](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/9fc29f/32.png) [@Hadmut\_D](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Hadmut_D)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2010, 2:50am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/reporting-bugs-about-rexml/188594/5 "2010-05-15T02:50:35Z")
On Fri, May 14, 2010 at 5:55 PM, Michael J. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)wrote: > Just FYI, REXML is probably the worst possible XML library available > for Ruby so I wouldn’t waste my time with it if I were you. There are > lots of better alternatives out there, including libxml-ruby and > Nokogiri. > > This blog post might be relevant to your interest: > [Directed Edge - Blog - Making ActiveResource 34x faster: QActiveResource](http://blog.directededge.com/2010/05/06/making-activeresource-34x-faster-qactiveresource/) > I know this isn’t a rails mailing list, but if speed is of utmost > important, > this might not be a bad route. Andrew McElroy ---
**Author:** ![Hadmut\_D](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/9fc29f/32.png) [@Hadmut\_D](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Hadmut_D)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2010, 12:56am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/reporting-bugs-about-rexml/188594/6 "2010-05-15T00:56:16Z")
Just FYI, REXML is probably the worst possible XML library available for Ruby so I wouldn’t waste my time with it if I were you. There are lots of better alternatives out there, including libxml-ruby and Nokogiri. Michael – Michael J. > **[WebMD - Better information. Better health.](http://mjijackson.com)** > > The leading source for trustworthy and timely health and medical news and information. Providing credible health information, supportive community, and educational services by blending award-winning expertise in content, community services, expert... @mjijackson ---
**Author:** ![Hadmut\_D](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/9fc29f/32.png) [@Hadmut\_D](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Hadmut_D)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2010, 3:25pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/reporting-bugs-about-rexml/188594/7 "2010-05-26T15:25:37Z")
On Sun, May 23, 2010 at 10:02 AM, Hadmut D. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > Well, I feel a little bit annoyed about such recommendations like > “don’t use what comes with ruby, get some much better stuff from xyz”, > Ruby is a wonderful programming language, but should that not be a > reason not to have wonderful extensions and/or bindings. > It is completely normal that bindings to high class libraries as xml > will beat built in stuff like REXML. > I am sure that we all pointed out here is meaning if by any means > REXML does not do your job, no worries there are other solutions. > Maybe that was not clear. > I’ll expect ruby to come with working stuff. > So do I and AAMOF Ruby complies. And sorry for insisting but REXML is > not broken, just limited, mainly in performance. > end > > does not find anything either. > If you provided the document one might be able to help. Cheers Robert ---
**Author:** ![Hadmut\_D](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/9fc29f/32.png) [@Hadmut\_D](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Hadmut_D)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2010, 10:03am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/reporting-bugs-about-rexml/188594/8 "2010-05-23T10:03:05Z")
On Sat, May 15, 2010 at 07:55:44AM +0900, Michael J. wrote: > Just FYI, REXML is probably the worst possible XML library available > for Ruby so I wouldn’t waste my time with it if I were you. There are > lots of better alternatives out there, including libxml-ruby and > Nokogiri. Well, I feel a little bit annoyed about such recommendations like “don’t use what comes with ruby, get some much better stuff from xyz”, I’ll expect ruby to come with working stuff. The documentation of the libxml-ruby of current ubuntu (generated with rdoc) is poor. Sometimes it referes to empty pages. And something like dc = xml.find("/document-content") dc.each do |node| puts “Node #{node}” end does not find anything either. regards Hadmut ---
**Author:** ![Hadmut\_D](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/9fc29f/32.png) [@Hadmut\_D](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Hadmut_D)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2010, 4:20pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/reporting-bugs-about-rexml/188594/9 "2010-05-26T16:20:39Z")
2010/5/23 Hadmut D. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid): > On Sat, May 15, 2010 at 07:55:44AM +0900, Michael J. wrote: > > > Just FYI, REXML is probably the worst possible XML library available > > for Ruby so I wouldn’t waste my time with it if I were you. There are > > lots of better alternatives out there, including libxml-ruby and > > Nokogiri. > > Well, I feel a little bit annoyed about such recommendations like > “don’t use what comes with ruby, get some much better stuff from xyz”, > I’ll expect ruby to come with working stuff. I don’t agree to that assessment of Michael. Whenever I have to deal with XML in Ruby REXML is my first choice and it has worked out remarkably well (if you ignore performance). > The documentation of the libxml-ruby of current ubuntu (generated with > rdoc) is poor. Sometimes it referes to empty pages. > > And something like > > dc = xml.find(“/document-content”) IIRC XPath notation this will only find element “document-content” at root level. You probably rather want “//document-content”. > dc.each do |node| > puts “Node #{node}” > end > > does not find anything either. I second Robert, please show the document and probably a bit more code. Kind regards robert