[xml] Entities causing default namespace error?

[Michael Day <mikeday yeslogic com>]

Hi,

If I run an XML document containing an entity declaration through 
xmllint I get this error:

namespace warning : Namespace default prefix was not found
<rect x='.5' y='.5' width='29' height='39' fill='black' stroke='red'/>
                                                                    ^
Here is the document:

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE svg [
        <!ENTITY Smile "
<rect x='.5' y='.5' width='29' height='39' fill='black' stroke='red'/>
">
]>
<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg";>
    <g transform="translate(20,40)">&Smile;</g>
</svg>

This looks innocent to me, am I missing something obvious? I would 
assume that the entity expansion would take place first before namespace 
processing (conceptually at least) and so the elements in the entity 
would inherit the same default namespace prefix. Is this wrong?

Best regards,

Michael

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