[Os-project-managers] Next meeting?

[Horand Gassmann]

Hi guys,

for the record, I am putting my answers below. See if you agree or disagree.

> I think a real-time meeting next week may not be necessary. But I  
> would like to have feedback on question 1, if that is possible. I  
> will break it down a little further:
>
> a. Should we have a "type" attribute in the <otherVariableOptions>  
> element in OSrL?

YES

> b. Should the type attribute be a string or an enumeration?

I think a general string is safer. The AMPL interface will have to  
know what types are acceptable, just as the solver interface does when  
we are dealing with options.

> c. If the latter, what should be the members of that enumeration?

See answer to b.

> d. In both OSoL and OSrL, our <other> elements can have a "value"  
> attribute, a <var> (or <con> or <obj>) array and an <enumeration>.  
> Should these three options be mutually exclusive?

I would vote for mutual exclusivity, but then, my imagination as to  
what people might want to specify is limited. What do you guys think?

> e. If not mutually exclusive, do we need additional attributes  
> "varType" and "enumType"?

Not needed, see d.

> f. Should the attributes in e. be strings or enumerations? (Should  
> this be the same for OSoL and OSrL?)

Not applicable; see d.

> g. If enumerations, what should be the members?

See f.

Cheers

gus

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