Index: check
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RCS file: /sources/public/validator/httpd/cgi-bin/check,v
retrieving revision 1.503
diff -u -r1.503 check
--- check	24 Apr 2007 06:48:04 -0000	1.503
+++ check	28 Apr 2007 03:38:27 -0000
@@ -427,6 +427,7 @@
 $File->{Opt}->{'Max Errors'}     = $q->param('me')      ? $q->param('me')        :     '';
 $File->{Opt}->{'Prefill'}        = $q->param('prefill') ? TRUE                   :  FALSE;
 $File->{Opt}->{'Prefill Doctype'}        = $q->param('prefill_doctype') ? $q->param('prefill_doctype')   :     'html401';
+$File->{Opt}->{'Ignore XMLNS Errors'}        = TRUE ;
 
 #
 # "Fallback" info for Character Encoding (fbc), Content-Type (fbt),
@@ -2347,6 +2348,14 @@
   $err->{type} = $mess->{primary_message}{Severity};
   $err->{msg}  = $mess->{primary_message}{Text};
 
+  # XMLNS attributes can be ignored
+  if ($File->{Opt}->{'Ignore XMLNS Errors'} == TRUE) {
+    if ($err->{msg} =~ m{there is no attribute "xmlns:}) {
+        # the error is about a missing xmlns: attribute definition"
+        return ;  # this is not an error, 'cause we said so
+    }
+  }
+
   # ...
   $File->{'Is Valid'} = FALSE if $err->{type} eq 'E';