VOTable errata status

[Tom Donaldson]

Hi Tom,

Good question.  I don’t know of a documented process, so I’ll propose an answer here, and anyone who wants to correct me or suggest changes.

These steps could be done by anyone who volunteers.  I can do it fairly soon if no one else steps up.


  1.  Make the change on volute first (http://volute.g-vo.org/svn/trunk/projects/votable/VOTable.xsd )  That way some tests can be run easily, and that working copy stays current.
     *   I think it would be a good idea to have separate directories there for different VOTable versions.  That could make it less confusing if, for example, we work on 1.4 for a while and have another errata at the same time.


  1.  Run some tests.
     *   Yes, we should have a test suite set up for this.  Maybe some already exist, say in a service validator or with Topcat/Stilts, etc.?


  1.  Ask the document coordinator to put the new version in place on ivoa.net.


Regards,
Tom


From: "Tom McGlynn (NASA/GSFC Code 660.1)" <tom.mcglynn at nasa.gov>
Date: Wednesday, June 27, 2018 at 2:44 PM
To: Tom Donaldson <tdonaldson at stsci.edu>, "tcg at ivoa.net" <tcg at ivoa.net>
Subject: Re: VOTable errata status

With regard to erratum 2, whom should we contact to update the VOTable 1.3 schema on the IVOA web site?
Or has someone already taken care of this?

    Tom McG.

Tom Donaldson wrote:

Hello TCG,

VOTable 1.3 has one remaining proposed erratum:

VOTable-1.3-Erratum-3 <http://wiki.ivoa.net/twiki/bin/view/IVOA/VOTable-1_3-Err-3>: Clarification
on arraysize="1"

Consensus seems to have been reached after some early discussion on the apps list then some
clarifications to the text at the Victoria Interop.  Now the content is frozen for approval either
at the upcoming TCG telecon, or shortly thereafter via e-mail.  Please use this opportunity to
raise any last minute objections.

Also, I’ve updated the VOTable 1.3 errata page
(http://wiki.ivoa.net/twiki/bin/view/IVOA/VOTable-1_3-Errata ) to indicate the adoption in
Victoria of erratum 2:

VOTable-1.3-Erratum-2 <http://wiki.ivoa.net/twiki/bin/view/IVOA/VOTable-1_3-Err-2>: Permitting F0
in precision attribute in FIELDs

Thanks,

Tom



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