Re: xsltproc/LibXSLT - non-compliance?

On 30/04/2008, Michael Ludwig <mlu@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I stumbled upon these two statements, both by Colin Paul Adams.
>
>     As for Gestalt versus xsltproc [...] Xsltproc will run faster,
>     but is non-compliant to the XSLT 1.0 recommendation.
>     --
> http://www.stylusstudio.com/xsllist/200701/post40510.html
>
>     [...] when I still used XSLT [1.0, M. L.], I would use xsltproc
>     for my processor, due to its famed speed (I wasn't aware of its
>     non-compliance at the time) [...]
>     -- http://colina.demon.co.uk/?q=node/20
>
>  What exactly does xsltproc's (that is: LibXSLT's) non-compliance (with
>  the spec, I guess) consist in?

I don't know in full at all. Others on this list might be able to do better.

The one thing I do know is that is doesn't complain if you code
select= rather than match= on an xsl:template.

Not a show-stopper.