Re: xml-parse-file and text properties

[Thien-Thi Nguyen]

JD Smith <address@hidden> writes:

> I'm parsing a very large XML file
> [...]
> never loaded into an active buffer

do you use `xml-parse-file' w/ a FILE that refers to a file not
currently visited (in a buffer)?  looks like `xml-parse-file' uses
`find-file' to handle that case.  maybe something like the following
would give better results?

thi

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*** xml.el      6 Feb 2006 14:33:36 -0000       1.53
--- xml.el      21 Jul 2006 20:46:44 -0000
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*** 170,177 ****
        (progn
          (set-buffer (get-file-buffer file))
          (setq keep (point)))
!       (let (auto-mode-alist)          ; no need for xml-mode
!       (find-file file)))
  
      (let ((xml (xml-parse-region (point-min)
                                 (point-max)
--- 170,177 ----
        (progn
          (set-buffer (get-file-buffer file))
          (setq keep (point)))
!       (set-buffer (generate-new-buffer " *xml work*"))
!       (insert-file-contents file))
  
      (let ((xml (xml-parse-region (point-min)
                                 (point-max)