because of following [] expression: it's not _just_ a nodetest.

It doesn't affect your question, but

<!--(1)--><xsl:template match="node()[generate-id(.) = generate-id(root(.)/*[1])]" />

is the same as

<!--(1)--><xsl:template match="/*"/>

Cheers,
Wendell

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