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

[Tobias Reif <tobiasreif@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Daniel Veillard wrote:


> > But all that has no value if it won't be widely implemented, which can 
> > only happen if (at leat some of the) implementers (of the currently 
> > popular processors) can implement it, and see value in doing so.
>   there is also little values in specs that are not fully implemented
> if each tool/vendor has it's own supported subset you end up with 
> something terrible for the users.


Absolutely! What potential causes do you see for this, except the WXS 
issues?


> >   "I can't implement a specification I don't understand."
> >
> > then that means that other implementers probably have rightful concerns 
> > about the current draft as well.
>   Hum, there might have been a misunderstanding,


Only a slight one ...

> I didn't said that
> for XPath2/XSLT2 but for XML Schemas Structure.


... and not really relevant for what I said.

About implementing XSLT 2.0 you wrote:

"It's also clear that I tried an implementation within libxml2 but it 
became quickly too painful that I focused on other targets."

"I'm just stating why I think at this point that I won't be able to 
implement XSLT-2.0 nor XPath-2.0 anytime soon."

So is the spec the reason or not? If the reason is only it's reliance on 
XML Schemas Structure, then that's the issue which should be resolved.

Tobi

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