Should I be using XML in 2019?

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Hello all,

It appears that XML meshes are no longer supported in fenics 2019. link

File formats
VTK format (PVD) and XDMF will continue to be supported. SVG, XML, X3D, and RAW will no longer be supported.

However, I’m not sure to what extent XML will no longer be supported. I currently have a pipeline set up to generate XML meshes with complex geometries. Should I expect any trouble with XML meshes in the near future or can I continue using XML?

For what it’s worth, I’ve successfully loaded XML meshes into 2019.1.0 fenics through docker on macOS but I haven’t worked with them in fenics much.

Thanks in advance for any feedback.

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How do you generate your meshes? If you are using gmsh, you could look at: Transitioning from mesh.xml to mesh.xdmf, from dolfin-convert to meshio