Re: err:XC0016 and err:XD0019

Toman_Vojtech@emc.com writes:
> Is there a reason why we have two error codes for invalid option values,
> and not just one? 

Editorial oversight, as usual, I believe.

> err:XD0019
>
>     It is a dynamic error if any option value does not satisfy the type
> required for that option.
>
> err:XC0016
>
>     It is a dynamic error if the value supplied for any option specified
> for any step in this section is not of the type mandated in the step
> description, with phrases such as "The value of the some-name option
> must be a QName" or "the value of the some-flag option must be a
> boolean".
>
> The only difference I see between err:XC0016 and err:XD0019 is that
> err:XC0016 is meant specifically for the standard step library. But is
> it necessary?

I don't think so. I propose to remove err:XC0016 in favor of err:XD0019.

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                                          norm

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