Re: [yang-doctors] pyang warning for module name

Martin Bjorklund <mbj@tail-f.com> Tue, 31 October 2017 07:29 UTC

Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2017 08:28:03 +0100
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Subject: Re: [yang-doctors] pyang warning for module name
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Andy Bierman <andy@yumaworks.com> wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I submitted an update to yang-data-ext.yang and got a warning
> that the module name needs to start with ietf- or iana-
> 
> 
> 
> yang-data-ext@2017-10-30.yang:
> pyang 1.7.3: pyang --verbose --ietf -p {libs} {model}:
                               ^^^^^^

For individual drafts, this should probably just be "--lint".

> /tmp/tmpdqJniM/yang-data-ext@2017-10-30.yang:1: warning: RFC 6087: 4.1: the
> module name should start with one of the strings "ietf-" or "iana-"
> 
> 
> IMO the name and namespace should not be changed to ietf- until
> the first draft-ietf-foo draft is done.
> 
> This guideline never really got discussed but what happens
> if somebody submits an individual draft with an ietf- prefix.
> Does that mean a WG cannot use that name ever, because
> an I-D that did not get adopted already used it?  No.  It just
> means there will be confusing duplicates floating around.

This should be discussed in 6087bis or 6087bisbis.


/martin

[yang-doctors] pyang warning for module name Andy Bierman
Re: [yang-doctors] pyang warning for module name Martin Bjorklund