3 files changed, 12 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/scripts/context/lua/mtxrun.lua b/scripts/context/lua/mtxrun.lua
index a80e4c730..ae9355601 100644
--- a/scripts/context/lua/mtxrun.lua
+++ b/scripts/context/lua/mtxrun.lua
@@ -6081,6 +6081,7 @@ local function attribute_value_error(str)
     end
     return str
 end
+
 local function attribute_specification_error(str)
     if not reported_attribute_errors[str] then
         report_xml("invalid attribute specification: %q",str)
@@ -7502,7 +7503,9 @@ local lp_builtin = P (
         P("ns")           / "ll.ns"
     ) * ((spaces * P("(") * spaces * P(")"))/"")
 
-local lp_attribute = (P("@") + P("attribute::")) / "" * Cc("(ll.at and ll.at['") * R("az","AZ","--","__")^1 * Cc("'])")
+-- for the moment we keep namespaces with attributes
+
+local lp_attribute = (P("@") + P("attribute::")) / "" * Cc("(ll.at and ll.at['") * ((R("az","AZ") + S("-_:"))^1) * Cc("'])")
 local lp_fastpos_p = ((P("+")^0 * R("09")^1 * P(-1)) / function(s) return "l==" .. s end)
 local lp_fastpos_n = ((P("-")   * R("09")^1 * P(-1)) / function(s) return "(" .. s .. "<0 and (#list+".. s .. "==l))" end)
 local lp_fastpos   = lp_fastpos_n + lp_fastpos_p
diff --git a/scripts/context/stubs/mswin/mtxrun.lua b/scripts/context/stubs/mswin/mtxrun.lua
index a80e4c730..ae9355601 100644
--- a/scripts/context/stubs/mswin/mtxrun.lua
+++ b/scripts/context/stubs/mswin/mtxrun.lua
@@ -6081,6 +6081,7 @@ local function attribute_value_error(str)
     end
     return str
 end
+
 local function attribute_specification_error(str)
     if not reported_attribute_errors[str] then
         report_xml("invalid attribute specification: %q",str)
@@ -7502,7 +7503,9 @@ local lp_builtin = P (
         P("ns")           / "ll.ns"
     ) * ((spaces * P("(") * spaces * P(")"))/"")
 
-local lp_attribute = (P("@") + P("attribute::")) / "" * Cc("(ll.at and ll.at['") * R("az","AZ","--","__")^1 * Cc("'])")
+-- for the moment we keep namespaces with attributes
+
+local lp_attribute = (P("@") + P("attribute::")) / "" * Cc("(ll.at and ll.at['") * ((R("az","AZ") + S("-_:"))^1) * Cc("'])")
 local lp_fastpos_p = ((P("+")^0 * R("09")^1 * P(-1)) / function(s) return "l==" .. s end)
 local lp_fastpos_n = ((P("-")   * R("09")^1 * P(-1)) / function(s) return "(" .. s .. "<0 and (#list+".. s .. "==l))" end)
 local lp_fastpos   = lp_fastpos_n + lp_fastpos_p
diff --git a/scripts/context/stubs/unix/mtxrun b/scripts/context/stubs/unix/mtxrun
index a80e4c730..ae9355601 100644
--- a/scripts/context/stubs/unix/mtxrun
+++ b/scripts/context/stubs/unix/mtxrun
@@ -6081,6 +6081,7 @@ local function attribute_value_error(str)
     end
     return str
 end
+
 local function attribute_specification_error(str)
     if not reported_attribute_errors[str] then
         report_xml("invalid attribute specification: %q",str)
@@ -7502,7 +7503,9 @@ local lp_builtin = P (
         P("ns")           / "ll.ns"
     ) * ((spaces * P("(") * spaces * P(")"))/"")
 
-local lp_attribute = (P("@") + P("attribute::")) / "" * Cc("(ll.at and ll.at['") * R("az","AZ","--","__")^1 * Cc("'])")
+-- for the moment we keep namespaces with attributes
+
+local lp_attribute = (P("@") + P("attribute::")) / "" * Cc("(ll.at and ll.at['") * ((R("az","AZ") + S("-_:"))^1) * Cc("'])")
 local lp_fastpos_p = ((P("+")^0 * R("09")^1 * P(-1)) / function(s) return "l==" .. s end)
 local lp_fastpos_n = ((P("-")   * R("09")^1 * P(-1)) / function(s) return "(" .. s .. "<0 and (#list+".. s .. "==l))" end)
 local lp_fastpos   = lp_fastpos_n + lp_fastpos_p