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Specialized DOCTYPE not reproduced in output

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4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
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Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
xml
Domain
tooling

Research direction

Start in the org.dita.normalize repository by reproducing the DITA-OT 3.0.1 transformation with the specialized DOCTYPE shown in the report. Trace where the output DOCTYPE is generated and compare its public identifier with the input; done means the specialized identifier is preserved or the expected behavior is documented.

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Description

bug

Hi,

I've successfully run the transformation that comes with DITA-OT 3.0.1 after integrating our own specialization. However, the specialized DOCTYPE's public identifier is not reproduced in the output so

<!DOCTYPE datasheet PUBLIC "-//MY//DTD Datasheet//EN" "datasheet.dtd"> becomes

<!DOCTYPE datasheet PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DITA Datasheet//EN" "datasheet.dtd">.

Is this the desired behavior or a bug?

Best regards,
Frank

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