Re: [xml2rfc] Some ID references require version, some don't

[William Atwood <[e-mail]>]

Aha,

I missed the need for "draft-" when looking for a specific version.

Thank you for the confirmation.

  Bill

On 28/01/2016 12:50 PM, HANSEN, TONY L wrote:
> Bill, you are correct. References to individual versions are available using “reference.I-D.draft-....” names, and references to the “latest and greatest” are available using “reference.I-D....” names.
> 
> 	Tony
> 
> 
> 
> On 1/28/16, 12:44 PM, "xml2rfc on behalf of William Atwood" <[e-mail] on behalf of [e-mail]> wrote:
> 
>> Robert,
>>
>> I believe that it is the choice of the writer of the document.  If you
>> put the include without the version number, you will get the latest one,
>> i.e., it will "automatically" update to the most recent one, each time
>> that you compile.
>>
>> If you put the specific version, it will always bring up exactly that.
>> The only time that this is useful is when you have to refer to a
>> specific version of the draft.  (For example, when taking about
>> something that has been deleted from some later version.)
>>
>>  Bill
>>
>> On 28/01/2016 11:48 AM, Robert Moskowitz wrote:
>>> I have just noticed that some ID references do not need the version
>>> number.  For example:
>>>
>>>      <?rfc include="reference.I-D.ietf-hip-rfc4423-bis.xml"?>
>>>
>>> where as others need the version:
>>>
>>>     <?rfc include="reference.I-D.draft-ietf-dots-requirements-00.xml"?>
>>>     <?rfc include="reference.I-D.draft-kivinen-ipsecme-oob-pubkey-14.xml"?>
>>>
>>> Why is that?  What has to be done so that version number is not needed?
>>>
>>> thanks

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