- From: Rob Lugt <roblugt@elcel.com>
- Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2002 06:52:16 -0400 (EDT)
- To: <xml-editor@w3.org>
- Cc: <public-xml-testsuite@w3.org>, "Karl Waclawek" <karl@waclawek.net>
Recent changes to the XML Conformance Tests have highlighted an inconsistency in the XML rec regarding standalone documents and external entity declarations. The conformance test changes have re-classified 3 test files from validity error to not-wf. These files contain a standalone="yes" declaration, yet reference entities which are declared in the external DTD subset. Karl Waclawek has pointed out that this condition represents a well-formedness error because it falls foul of WFC: Entity Declared. I agree with Karl's interpretation, but the rec also makes this a validity error. The second item in the bullet list in VC: Standalone Document Declaration states that a document should not reference an externally-declared entity from within a standalone document. I presume that the WFC should take precedence over the VC and, for clarity, the VC should therefore be removed. Do you agree? Regards Rob Lugt ElCel Technology
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