Re: [Quickfix-developers] Sorry, reporting more goofs in 4.4 XML spec...

[Oren M. <or...@qu...>]

FYI, we're going to begin generating the specs off of FIXimate. =20
Starting with 4.4, FIXimate is generated directly off the XML=20
repository.  Older versions are not however so they can't be trusted.

Parsing generated HTML should be more reliable than parsing word=20
documents.  This should eliminate the discrepancies that currently=20
exist in the 4.4 dictionary.

--oren

On Sep 18, 2004, at 7:56 AM, Joerg Thoennes wrote:

> QuickFIX Documentation:=20
> http://www.quickfixengine.org/quickfix/doc/html/index.html
> QuickFIX FAQ:=20
> http://www.quickfixengine.org/wikifix/index.php?QuickFixFAQ
> QuickFIX Support: http://www.quickfixengine.org/services.html
>
> Hi Jim,
>
>> I've found some more goofs in the XML spec for FIX 4.4 on the QF
>> site.  In FIX44.xml, there are several instances where the
>> msgtype=3D"??" attribute in the <message> element does not match the
>> standard.  All of the enumerated values in the field definition do
>> appear to be accurate.  The discrepancies I have identified are:
>> [...]
>
> thanks for reporting that. I did have a look yet, but you can now open
> bug reports on
>
> 	http://www.quickfixengine.org/bugtracker
>
> Just get your own account and file a bug report. In this way, we can
> easier track all issues and you see when an issue is solved.
>
>> If there is a specific person responsible for maintaining those
>> files, please let me know so that I can direct these notes to him/her
>> personally.
>
> Actually, the person who does 99% of all QF development is Oren. Check
> the sourceforge.net site to see which people also have commit access =
to
> the repository. But if your going to report more such things you may=20=

> ask
> Oren for commit access.
>
>> I have sent a few of these in the past, and will be going through the
>> remaining 4.0-4.3 specs with a fine-toothed comb as well so I may be
>> sending more.
>
> Yes, that's very good! The new FIX repository is only accessible to
> members so we have to use the Word documents. There are tools doing
> that, but they are limited. So check the CVS repository on sourceforge
> for all things not yet fixed and file bug reports. BTW, Oren has=20
> written
> a tool to convert the FIX repository to the QuickFIX data dictionary.
>
> In summary, your efforts to verify the QuickFIX data dictionary are
> highly appreciated. Thank you very much!
>
> Cheers, J=F6rg
>
> --=20
> Joerg Thoennes
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