Xml Mailing List: Re: Re: comments on draft-frascone-aaa-xml-dictionary-00.txt

[Yoshihiro Ohba (yohba]

On Wed, May 01, 2002 at 07:53:28PM -0500, David Frascone wrote:
> Ok, let's clean this up a bit, and talk about the issues one at a time.  
> 
> 1) p-bit in command.  I agree completely with this change, and have
> incorporated it into the DTD, and will add it to the draft.

Thanks.

> 
> 2) e-bit.  I think this is not necessary, since the e-bit is used to
> signify an error, and could potentially occur in any command
> code.  (Correct me if I'm wrong . . .drafts have been changing rapidly
> lately).

I agree with you on this.

> 
> 3) Ordering of items in base + external entities.  I think forward references
> are allowed in libxml2 (my code is working, and I use a dtd/dictionary with
> them).  Given that, when one looks at a dictionary, I think the command 
> codes are the most important part, and therefore should come first.  I 
> ESPICALLY think that the external entities should come at the top.  Otherwise
> files would be included anywhere and it could get really confusing.  So,
> I don't think the reordering is necessary, or useful.

Somehow, I have been able to implement forward reference, and I agree
with you now.

> 
> 4) Required AVP syntax.  I like it the way it is, but have no strong objection
> to the new format.  I think we need to get some rough concensus from other 
> people/authors here.
> 
> 5) Full ABNF syntax specification . . . This one is where I have the most
> problems.  Mainly, because the tighter we tie down the ordering/etc, the 
> more flexability we lose.  I know we had originally decided to just provide
> rudamentary syntax checking.  But, if it is now possible to do full syntactic
> checking (in other words, if the ABNF has become that well defined), perhaps
> we should.  Again.  I need input from more people/authors on this one.
> 

I am waiting for rough concensus on (4) and (5) above.


> 
> Please let me know if I have missed anything,

You don't miss anything.  Thanks very much.

Yoshihiro Ohba