From owner-sc22wg5@dkuug.dk Wed Jun 25 15:33:45 2003 Received: (from majordom@localhost) by dkuug.dk (8.12.8p1/8.9.2) id h5PDXjb9059444 for sc22wg5-domo; Wed, 25 Jun 2003 15:33:45 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from owner-sc22wg5@dkuug.dk) X-Authentication-Warning: ptah.dkuug.dk: majordom set sender to owner-sc22wg5@dkuug.dk using -f Received: from mx1.liv.ac.uk (mx1.liv.ac.uk [138.253.100.179]) by dkuug.dk (8.12.8p1/8.9.2) with ESMTP id h5PDXVEc059436 for ; Wed, 25 Jun 2003 15:33:41 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from j.l.schonfelder@liverpool.ac.uk) Received: from mailhub3.liv.ac.uk ([138.253.100.83]) by mx1.liv.ac.uk with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 19VAOs-0005Mo-GL for sc22wg5@dkuug.dk; Wed, 25 Jun 2003 14:33:26 +0100 Received: from localhost.localdomain ([127.0.0.1] helo=mailhub3.liv.ac.uk) by mailhub3.liv.ac.uk with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 19VAOs-00089h-EU for sc22wg5@dkuug.dk; Wed, 25 Jun 2003 14:33:26 +0100 Received: from vp135021.liv.ac.uk ([138.253.135.21] helo=jls-rm-home.liv.ac.uk) by mailhub3.liv.ac.uk with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 19VAOs-00089X-98 for sc22wg5@dkuug.dk; Wed, 25 Jun 2003 14:33:26 +0100 Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2003 14:33:25 +0100 From: "J.L.Schonfelder" To: sc22wg5@dkuug.dk Subject: Re: (SC22WG5.2797) IMPORT and separate interfaces Message-ID: <1330272.1056551605@jls-rm-home.liv.ac.uk> In-Reply-To: <200306202257.h5KMvk8h030733@dkuug.dk> References: <200306202257.h5KMvk8h030733@dkuug.dk> Originator-Info: login-id=jls; server=pop1.liv.ac.uk X-Mailer: Mulberry/2.2.1 (Win32) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline X-Scanner: exiscan for exim4 (http://duncanthrax.net/exiscan/) *19VAOs-0005Mo-GL*ER5zxTN934g* Sender: owner-sc22wg5@dkuug.dk Precedence: bulk --On 20 June 2003 15:57 -0700 Van.Snyder@jpl.nasa.gov wrote: > > Aleksandar has pointed out that 03-123 says nothing about IMPORT > statements in separate interface bodies. > > There are three possibilities: > > 1. Separate interface bodies don't automatically have host association. > If you want it, you have to put in an IMPORT statement. This is a > bit bizarre, given that the procedure whose interface it declares > might well be in the same scoping unit, and would have host > association. > > 2. Separate interface bodies do automatically have host association, and > use of an IMPORT statement in one is forbidden. I have a very strong preference for this. > > 3. Separate interface bodies do automatically have host association, and > use of an IMPORT statement in one is allowed, in which case we have to > say what it means. It's not obvious the same rules should apply. > > Do you have an opinion? > > -- > Van Snyder | What fraction of Americans believe > Van.Snyder@jpl.nasa.gov | Wrestling is real and NASA is fake? > Any alleged opinions are my own and have not been approved or disapproved > by JPL, CalTech, NASA, Sean O'Keefe, George Bush, the Pope, or anybody > else. > > -- Lawrie Schonfelder Honorary Senior Fellow University of Liverpool 1 Marine Park, West Kirby, Wirral, UK, CH48 5HN Phone: +44 (151) 625 6986