Re: [xml] xmllint, xinclude, and namespaces

[Nic James Ferrier <nferrier tapsellferrier co uk>]

Sebastian Rahtz <sebastian rahtz oucs ox ac uk> writes:

> Consider this:
>
> [spqr-ibm]/tmp:cat x.xml
> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
> <a xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0";>
>   <include href="a.xml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/>
> </a>
>
> [spqr-ibm]/tmp:cat a.xml
> <p>vide</p>
>
>
> [spqr-ibm]/tmp:xmllint --xinclude x.xml
> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
> <a xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0";>
>   <p>vide</p>
> </a>
>
> Surely the result should show an empty namespace on the
> include <p>?

Or a named one on the "a":

  <a xmlns:a="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0";>
     <p>vide</p>
  </a>

I agree... looks odd.

Maybe I'm wrong tho.

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Nic Ferrier
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