A DTD puzzle: Need clarification

[David Brownell]

Tim Bray wrote:
> 
> At 03:57 PM 4/15/99 -0700, Andrew Layman wrote:
> >The XML specification contains a non-normative (meaning "not-a-requirement")
> >section dealing with non-deterministic content models.  Perhaps the parsers
> >in question enforce determinism.
> 
> I think it's normative.  I don't agree with it and think it should be
> done away with, but I do think it's normative. -Tim

In section 3.2.1 it says "for compatibility, it is an error..." and
points at Appendix E, "Non-Deterministic Content Models (Non-Normative)"
for details.  Seems to me that 3.2.1 is normative.

However, in translation, that means that processors may do pretty much
whatever they like there ... but documents mustn't depend on such DTD
constructs ever working, or even being detected by an XML processor.

- Dave

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