Subject: Re: [xsl] Can't use any of the xdt functions! Grrrr From: Dimitre Novatchev <dnovatchev@xxxxxxxxx> Date: Sat, 19 Mar 2005 11:02:24 +1100 |
May I propose something? <forced-ugly-non-compliance-hack> Make the XSLT 2.0 processor work with the new *as well as* with all previous namespace-uri's </forced-ugly-non-compliance-hack> So, it is an accomodating and forced-ugly-non-compliance feature, but this is the best reaction I can see to this situation. Cheers, Dimitre Novatchev On 18 Mar 2005 23:27:38 +0000, Colin Paul Adams <colin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >>>>> "Dimitre" == Dimitre Novatchev <dnovatchev@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > > Dimitre> The admirable tricks recommended by Michael Kay for > Dimitre> finding this information in the source code of Saxon 8.x > Dimitre> clearly show how difficult the W3C groups have made it > Dimitre> for a programmer to use the reference implementations of > Dimitre> the drafts. > > It's a REAL pain, this switching of namespaces on every working draft! > What is an implementor meant to do, when a new drat comes out? > > I have two choices that I can see: > > 1) Be honest - I haven't got round to reading the latest draft > thoropughly enough yet to claim I have implemented it yet - so > stick to the old namespace - then FXSL won't work for me, as > Dimitre has had to change to accomodate saxon 8.3. > > or 2), change to the latest namespace, thus giving a mis-leading > impression. > > Perforce, I choose option 2. > Meanwhile, last call drafts are to come out in a few weeks, so another > change will have to come. > > I think it's a daft idea myself. Sure, change the namespace when it > reaches VCR (or PR or REC - whatever), but these changes every working > draft help noone. > -- > Colin Paul Adams > Preston Lancashire
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