RE: [xml] DTD validation & namespaces

["Keim, Markus" <markus_keim ordat com>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Daniel Veillard [mailto:veillard redhat com]
> Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2003 5:31 PM
> To: Keim, Markus
> Cc: libxml2 mailing List (E-Mail)
> Subject: Re: [xml] DTD validation & namespaces
>
>
> On Wed, Nov 26, 2003 at 02:24:55PM +0100, Keim, Markus wrote:
> > Hello Daniel, hello all,
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> > - DTD validation for documents that uses prefixes and
> >   different namespaces is problematic
>
>   yes but it's not specific to libxml(2), it's due to the fact that
> namespaces were added to XML after the main spec was released ,
> and as a result XML-1.0 and DTD validation are ignorant of namespaces.

I see. Wasn't sure about that.

> > - DTD validation for documents with a default namespace,
> >   declared on the root element should be possible using
> >   libxml2
>
>   DTD validation of documents with namespaces are possible.
> You must define the prefixes in the DTD exactly as you will find them 
> in the instance, that's all.

OK, than it's clear.

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> > Using "--postvalid", the document validates.
>
> that's an error, but I can't reproduce it with the currnet code

Oh, i'll check it with v2.6.2, i just found
"a posteriori DTD validation fixes"
in the "News".

> Daniel

Thanx & Ciao, Markus