[xsl] is XSLT 2.0 implementable? (was: N : M transformation)

[Tobias Reif <tobiasreif@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Daniel Veillard wrote:


> The dependancy on W3C XML Schemas makes it very very unlikely for me.


I agree that dependency on WXS is a bad aspect, but I think it won't be 
required for all implementations.


> I can't implement a specification I don't understand.


Then there is a lot of room for improvement regarding the spec.

> As as side
> effect I can't implement specifications depending on it too.


Would Relax NG in the place of WXS solve your problems?


>    Life is short ... I don't want to bury month and months of
> mine into trying to implement (and support !) a spec which is
> just too unclear to be understood reliably.


Did you express all this as feedback to the editor, authors, and working 
group?

> At least that's my
> perception so far.


I think the spec can only improve if every implementer feeds back any 
problems he sees, especially if they keep him from implementing the spec.


Tobi

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