RE: Definition of NCName for version 1.0 and 1.1

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>Henry,
>
>I hadn't considered the requirement of mixing editions of the two specs, or 
>the non-existence of NameStartChar in previous editions of the XML spec. That 
>makes perfect sense. Thanks for considering this issue.
>
>Regards,
>
>David
>
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>From: Henry S. Thompson [mailto:ht@inf.ed.ac.uk]
>Sent: Thursday, 22 October 2009 04:44
>To: David Matson
>Cc: xml-names-editor@w3.org
>Subject: Re: Definition of NCName for version 1.0 and 1.1
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>David Matson writes:
>
>> With the Fifth Edition of XML 1.0, the definition of Name has been made
>> consistent with version XML 1.1. However, the definition of NCName still
>> differs between Namespaces in XML 1.0 (Second Edition, per errata) and
>> Namespaces in XML 1.1 (Second Edition).
>
>Only in the way the definition is expressed, not in substance.
>
>> The 1.0 version has (in the errata):
>>
>> [4]    NCName    ::=    Name - (Char* ':' Char*) /* An XML Name, minus the
>> ":" */
>>
>> With NCNameChar and NCNameStartChar moved to a new appendix:
>>
>> [5]    NCNameChar    ::=    NameChar - ':' /* An XML NameChar, minus the ":"
>> */
>>
>> [6]    NCNameStartChar    ::=    NCName - ( Char Char Char* ) /* The first
>> letter of an NCName */
>>
>>
>>
>> The 1.1 version has:
>>
>> [4]    NCName    ::=    NCNameStartChar NCNameChar* /* An XML Name, minus
>> the ":" */
>>
>> [5]    NCNameChar    ::=    NameChar - ':'
>>
>> [6]    NCNameStartChar    ::=    NameStartChar - ':'
>>
>>
>>
>> Since both versions of XML now define Name identically, it seems odd that
>> the corresponding Namespaces specifications would define NCName differently.
>
>The Working Group is entirely in agreement with your analysis.
>
>However, the problem is that we need the definitions in XML NS 1.0 3e
>to work _regardless_ of which edition of XML 1.0 they are interpreted
>against.  That is, it is perfectly OK to combine XML NS 1.0 3e with
>XML 1.0 4e.  But XML 1.0 4e (and earlier editions) do not _have_ a
>NameStartChar production.
>
>So what we've got is the best we can do, sorry.
>
>Please let us know if you can live with this resolution of your issue.
>
>ht
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