Thanks Alex and Jeff - sorry, I'm not clear on how you plan to proceed.
Is the following an acceptable plan?
Create a separate version now for GridSpec, so that it is not versioned
in lockstep
with the rest of CF.
Create a fixed (non-wiki) specification document for this version of
GridSpec.
[Again, that would be nice because then we could begin to build software
on it now.]
When changes or updates occur, update the version and create a new
specification
document.
Point to the GridSpec version and spec document that is current when CF
1.7 comes out.
If this isn't an okay plan, could you please indicate what you will do
to be sure
that GridSpec versions are unambiguous, and all versions of GridSpec
will be very
easy to retrieve?
Thanks,
Cecelia
On 12/5/2012 11:33 AM, Alexander Pletzer wrote:
> Thanks Jeff!
>
> --Alex
>
> On 12/05/2012 11:04 AM, Jeffrey F. Painter wrote:
>> Yes, Gridspec didn't make it into CF 1.6 and will be in 1.7. There's
>> no scheduled release date, but I hope to get to it soon.
>>
>> I'm sorry I couldn't reply sooner - I was on vacation from November
>> 22 and just got back.
>>
>> - Jeff Painter
>>
>>
>> On 11/26/12 10:49 AM, Allyn Treshansky wrote:
>>> Hello Alex,
>>>
>>> Thank you for the reply. My comments are inline.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Allyn
>>>
>>> On 11/26/2012 09:45 AM, Alexander Pletzer wrote:
>>>> Hi Allyn,
>>>>
>>>> On 11/23/2012 01:02 PM, Allyn Treshansky wrote:
>>>>> Hello.
>>>>>
>>>>> I am confused as to the relationship between GridSpec and the
>>>>> official CF Conventions. In particular, it's not clear whether or
>>>>> not GridSpec is part of the latest version (v1.6).
>>>>>
>>>>> According to the CF Tracker
>>>>> [https://cf-pcmdi.llnl.gov/trac/ticket/63], the GridSpec proposal
>>>>> has been approved. However, there is no mention of it in the
>>>>> latest Convention Documentation
>>>>> [http://cf-pcmdi.llnl.gov/documents/cf-conventions/1.6/cf-conventions.html].
>>>>>
>>>> I think Gridspec did not quite make it into CF 1.6, Jeff Painter
>>>> may know whether it will be incorporated into 1.7.
>>>
>>> Okay. Is there a scheduled release date for v1.7?
>>>
>>>>> The ticket does reference a formal extension to CF
>>>>> [https://ice.txcorp.com/trac/modave/wiki/CFProposalGridspec].
>>>>> Presumably, this is what users should reference for GridSpec
>>>>> documentation. Is that correct,
>>>> Yes.
>>>
>>> Okay.
>>>
>>>>> or is there another document we should be using? And it remains
>>>>> odd that there is no link from the v1.6 documentation to GridSpec
>>>>> documentation (either that techX page or another one).
>>>>>
>>>>> Assuming that the techX page is the correct location for GridSpec
>>>>> CF documentation, it is lacking any version information.
>>>> You mean CF version?
>>>
>>> Yes. I mean which CF version does that documentation apply to.
>>>
>>>>> How will future governance be handled without that? Should we
>>>>> consider the page as it stands CF version 1.6?
>>>>>
>>>>> Also, can the GridSpec convention only be expressed as a netCDF file?
>>>> Yes it was written for netcdf. I'm assuming that anything that can
>>>> be done in netcdf can be done in XML though I'm not a XML specialist.
>>>>
>>>> Best,
>>>>
>>>> --Alex
>>>>> Are there other formats (such as XML) for the CF Conventions that
>>>>> support GridSpec?
>>>>>
>>>>> Many thanks for your help.
>>>>>
>>>>> Regards,
>>>>> Allyn
>>>>> --
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