mbeckerle commented on PR #918: URL: https://github.com/apache/daffodil/pull/918#issuecomment-1397330529
> > Note that this also adds that it's not allowed for `representation="binary"`. So we _can_ have `lengthUnits="bits"` for these types when `representation="text"`, we should ensure we still allow that. > > I have asked for a clarification at the DFDL workgroup about this. I expect this is just poor wording, and there is no intention to allow 'bits' lengthUnits for these types ever. Per discusssion on DFDL Workgroup 2023-01-19, the wording in the spec does not seem ambiguous. bits is allowed only for the specific set of types with binary representation, and this is to be interpreted as meaning that bits length units are allowed for that specific set of types only when they have binary representation, and bits is not allowed otherwise. Hence, bits is not allowed when they have text representation. -- This is an automated message from the Apache Git Service. To respond to the message, please log on to GitHub and use the URL above to go to the specific comment. To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For queries about this service, please contact Infrastructure at: [email protected]
