char const *svgdnep = "M1.1 2.2 L 3.3 4.4";
    try {
        pathv = Geom::parse_svg_path(svgdnep);
    }
    catch (std::runtime_error e) {
        g_warning("SVGPathParseError: %s", e.what());
    }
    g_message("%s\nSVGD_to_2GeomPath %f", svgdnep, pathv[0].initialPoint()[0]);




outputs:
M1.1 2.2 L 3.3 4.4
SVGD_to_2GeomPath 1,000000