Re: Our algorithm for anonymous step names doesn't work

On Fri, Nov 28, 2008 at 8:30 PM, Norman Walsh <ndw@nwalsh.com> wrote:
> Our algorithm for computing step names for anonymous steps doesn't
> work. If you import two anonymous pipelines, they both have the same
> anonymous name "!1". No doubt there are other ways to run afoul of the
> fact that the naming is only unique in the context of a single
> document.
>
> We could say this doesn't matter, since the anonymous names can't be
> used in any pipeline, but that seems like cheating. Also, it means
> that the step name used in an error message might be ambiguous.
>
> I suspect the cost effective answer is to punt and make the names of
> anonymous steps implementation-defined.

whats the impact of considering importing more then one anonymous
pipeline a static error ?

Jim Fuller