So, these still sound like solutions. What does the parser need to do? How? To what end? If we didn't have a parser?
What problem does the parser solve? Lacking an answer to that question, how would we know what the right one is? On May 6, 2009, at 3:22 PM, Jack Schwartz wrote: > Hi Karen, Sarah, Ethan, Alok, Keith, and anyone else interested. > > I am calling a problem definition meeting on XML parsing work > redesign. > > Thursday 5/7, 11 AM PST > Concall info: 866-545-5227 / 7385082 > > If you are named above or really interested, and the time doesn't > work, please let me know. > > Below is the evolving list comprising "the problem we are trying to > solve," but I want to finish discussing this with the team and come > up with a final list. > > Problems to be solved: > ===================== > > General: > ------- > 1) Settle on the right parser. > > 2) Implement a schema / manifest versioning mechanism: > - which allows forward and backward compatibility between > the installer build and the manifest. > - Difference between versioning and extensibility; > importance of extensibility? > > 3) Settle on the best schema type: > - must be capable of supporting the other issues being > resolved (e.g. versionability) and no regression of > current support. > - if DTD is not used, there must be a straightforward way > if converting between the schema and a DTD, to support > SMF profiles. > - Importance that schema files can import other schema files? > > AI-focus: > -------- > 4) Present only one schema type to the end user. > - Redo the AI manifests to use that schema. > > 5) Semantic validation support for AI manifest. > - Can we eliminate the need for a defval manifest? > > 6) Provide a way for AI to easily get parameters grouped together > by a common parent. > > 7) Redo the criteria manifest so that it can be more thoroughly > validated. > > > Limitation of scope: > =================== > > Immediate focus is specific to AI and DC, but a goal during > development will be to make it as generic as possible. > > > If there's any time left over (ha ha), we can start talking about > specifics. > > Thanks, > Jack > _______________________________________________ > caiman-discuss mailing list > caiman-discuss at opensolaris.org > http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/caiman-discuss
