Issue 4743: Context PIDL mapping bug (cxx_revision)
Source: Triodia Technologies Pty Ltd (Mr. Michi Henning, michi(at)triodia.com)
Nature: Uncategorized Issue
Severity: 
Summary: Section 1.31.3 says:

	- In the C mapping, set_one_value used strings, while
	  others used NamedValues containg any. Even though implementations
	  need only support strings as values, the signatures now uniformly
	  allow alternatives.

I would suggest to delete the entire bullet point. In particular, the notion
of allowing alternative data types as propery values for contexts doesn't
work because the receiver expects a sequence of strings with an even number
of elements; if anything but a string sequence is sent, the receiver
has no chance of unmarshaling it.

Resolution: Remove bullet as suggested
Revised Text: The C++-PIDL specification differs from the C-PIDL specification as follows:
• Introduction of attributes for context name and parent.
• The signatures for values are uniformly set to any.
• The release operation frees child contexts.
Actions taken:
December 11, 2001: received issue
January 11, 2012: closed issue
Discussion: 

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Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2001 19:23:07 +1000 (EST)
From: Michi Henning <michi.henning@iona.com>
To: C++ Revision Task Force <cxx_revision@omg.org>
Subject: Context PIDL mapping bug
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Section 1.31.3 says:

	- In the C mapping, set_one_value used strings, while
	  others used NamedValues containg any. Even though
	  implementations
	    need only support strings as values, the signatures now
	  uniformly
	    allow alternatives.

I would suggest to delete the entire bullet point. In particular, the
notion
of allowing alternative data types as propery values for contexts
doesn't
work because the receiver expects a sequence of strings with an even
number
of elements; if anything but a string sequence is sent, the receiver
has no chance of unmarshaling it.

					Cheers,

												Michi.
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