Re: [xml2rfc] can xref section= reference an anchor?

[Robert Moskowitz <[e-mail]>]

On 12/16/19 1:26 PM, Paul Kyzivat wrote:
> On 12/16/19 1:04 PM, Julian Reschke wrote:
>
>> The simplest possible approach for *that* use case is an extension of
>> <reference> that provides the location of the XML source; the formatter
>> can then read the source and derive the section number.
>
> This will only work when the reference is bound to a single immutable 
> version of the document. It won't work for a wildcard reference to the 
> "latest" version.

I disagree.  that is often EXACTLY what you want.  I don't control 
draft-x, but I need to reference a specific section in my draft-y. The 
author(s) of draft-x have sent me the anchor they will maintain for the 
section I am concerned with.  I will always want my draft-y to point to 
the current section in the current draft.

They could have published 5 min before me, and I will want my section 
reference to match.

Been there.  Done that.