(2020-04-10, 23:18)Orion Pobursky Wrote: Nope, prolly a typo. Both should be 1.
This is the same discrepancy I inquired about here. I likewise assumed it must be a typo—but should they not both be 2? The spec says:
Quote:The first set using a given number would be understood to never contain the qualifier however numbering should start with the oldest set and some investigation should be done in existing set databases.This suggests, if I interpret it correctly, that the "-1" qualifier is implied but never included in the filename, which I would guess is to avoid renaming in case a second set is released using what was previously a unique set number.
However, you've also pointed out that OMR compliance is a guideline rather than a firm regulation, so for a compliance-check tool it probably makes sense to allow a "-1" qualifier if present, but not to return an error if it's absent. (And since many existing models use the "-1", it probably also makes sense to align the spec to the status quo rather than the other way around.)