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Bug 5322 - Nonterminal "Char" has two productions
Summary: Nonterminal "Char" has two productions
Status: CLOSED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: XML Schema
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Datatypes: XSD Part 2 (show other bugs)
Version: 1.0/1.1 both
Hardware: All All
: P2 minor
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: C. M. Sperberg-McQueen
QA Contact: XML Schema comments list
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Whiteboard: cluster: regex
Keywords: resolved
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Reported: 2007-12-15 20:43 UTC by Dave Peterson
Modified: 2008-03-01 01:01 UTC (History)
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Description Dave Peterson 2007-12-15 20:43:00 UTC
We use "Char" as a nonterminal meaning "normal character" in the RE appendix productions (and defined therein).  We also refer to the nonterminal "Char" in the production defining the lexical space of string, and there it is the nonterminal defined in the XML spec, referring to a different set of characters.  It's at best questionable whether we should use two distinct nonterminals with the same spelling.  Since we have no control over the nonterminal defined in the XML spec, I suggest we change the name of the one in the appendix, e.g. to "normChar".
Comment 1 C. M. Sperberg-McQueen 2008-02-27 15:26:16 UTC
A wording proposal intended to resolve this issue among others was sent to
the WG 27 February 2008:
http://www.w3.org/XML/Group/2004/06/xmlschema-2/datatypes.omni200802.xml
(member-only link).
Comment 2 C. M. Sperberg-McQueen 2008-02-29 19:40:21 UTC
At its telcon today, the XML Schema WG adopted the wording proposal at 
http://www.w3.org/XML/Group/2004/06/xmlschema-2/datatypes.omni200802.xml
(member-only link), and believes this issue now to be resolved.  

Since the originator is a WG member and was present on the call, it seems
likely that you agree that the issue is successfully resolved.  Still, 
please so indicate by changing the status of the bug report to CLOSED.
Or reopen it if you discover a snag.  Silence will be taken to mean consent.