XML Schema Definition for package.xml (was: Re: [zzoss-devel] installer: description of package.xml)

[Sandro Z. <san...@zz...>]

On Friday 28 February 2003 13:56, Christian Zonsius wrote:
> > On Thursday 27 February 2003 01:48, Christian Zonsius wrote:
> > > <?xml version=3D"1.0" encoding=3D"ISO-8859-1" ?>
> > > <package version=3D"1.0">
> >
> > What is the version attribute good for?
>
> we tried to define the package xml as far as possible to pear installer
> package xml. there they use this version attribute to define which vers=
ion
> of the package xml structure they use here, so the installer knows how =
to
> parse the <package> tree.
>
> should we use a kind of dtd for this instead of a version attribute ?

Yes, and even better, we might use a XML Schema Definition.

Sandro