Re: Re: [ANNOUNCEMENT] DTD-0.3 (alpha) Released.

I forgot to mention that this class was already there and approved (http://cvs.php.net/cvs.php/pear/XML_DTD?sa=1), I'm just continuing its development. Tomas V.V.Cox On Sunday, September 7, 2003 22:57, Tomas V.V.Cox wrote: > Bertrand, nowadays you probably now that I'm leading the development > of the PEAR package. This package makes posible the existance of the > rest of packages and well, the whole pear proyect. > Let me tell you the history of the DTD stuff: > One day I was reviewing different pacakge.xml files, and found several > bugs in some of them. Bugs that were bypassed by the our current > home-made xml validation. Also found that the current DTD-1.0 was > heavily outdated. > After starting to work on enhancing the xml validation, I ended in the > idea that the DTD is there for a reason, to ensure that all is in the > place that is expected to be. So I updated our DTD and started the checks > with "xmllint". > But because we have developers under different platforms, with > differents software, etc. the idea to require an external program for > all developers to check their package.xml files, was not going to take > success. The same was with domxml, the extension can't be required for > all PEAR developers plus the fact that is experimental and each 2 > months changes (nowadays the DTD stuff even does not appear in the > docu). I finally ended in the idea (crazy for me btw) to code a DTD > parser with DTD validation package. > I discussed that with Stig years ago, I even tried then to code one > then (btw Stig if you read that, remember that you promised to add the code > for retrieving the DTD according the xml <!DOCTYPE..> ;), with no > success. Some days ago I had an idea and could end the class. > I have absolutly no personal interest on DTD validation, just see a > need and code a solution for it. I'll even need to fix some issues > with the XML_Parser and XML_Tree for this to be a reality. > If you still just want to fight for being able to release subpackages > for QuickForm, please go ahead, but if you understood that this was in > benefit of we all (including you) please stop this senseless call for a > flame war. > Tomas V.V.Cox > On Sunday, September 7, 2003 18:58, Bertrand Mansion wrote: >> <mj@php.net> wrote : >>> On Sun Sep 07, 2003 at 04:2753PM -0000, PEAR Announce wrote: >>>> The new PEAR package DTD-0.3 (alpha) has been released at >>>> http://pear.php.net/. >>> >>> Uhm, IMO this should be XML_DTD, no? Did I miss something or has there >>> been no voting on the package? >> Yeah, looks like some people think they have more privileges than others >> when it comes to package release... As stated some time ago in a document >> that was issued by the PEAR Group, you need 5 +1 votes. Is Tomas Cox not >> part of the PEAR Group by the way ? >> One would expect a bit more respect towards what the PEAR Group writes, >> especially from a PEAR Group member. >> Bertrand Mansion >> Mamasam > -- > Tomas V.V.Cox mailto:cox@idecnet.com -- Tomas V.V.Cox mailto:cox@idecnet.com