Description of problem: Version in Fedora is outdated. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): 1.11.0-17 New upstream release 1.12 was made a few months back (https://github.com/apache/xalan-c/releases/tag/Xalan-C_1_12_0). This could be packaged to replace the decade-old 1.11 release. Note that the new release brings with it a new CMake-based build system. All the configuration options of the old build system are exposed via CMake options. It's all documented in the manual: https://apache.github.io/xalan-c/build.html
This package has changed maintainer in the Fedora. Reassigning to the new maintainer of this component.
I am the new volunteer maintainer of this package in Fedora. I have packaged the new upstream release 1.12.0. Those interested may already inspect the new spec file in Pagure, and a Koji scratch build is available at https://koji.fedoraproject.org/koji/taskinfo?taskID=56532547. The new package will be built for Rawhide on 2020-12-08. Indeed, the new version is much easier to package! I appreciate it.
*** Bug 1903371 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
In Rawhide. See also https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1758779.