From fortran@vnet.IBM.COM Mon Jul 26 04:42:25 1993 Received: from vnet.ibm.com by dkuug.dk with SMTP id AA28850 (5.65c8/IDA-1.4.4j for ); Mon, 26 Jul 1993 21:01:50 +0200 Message-Id: <199307261901.AA28850@dkuug.dk> Received: from STLVM7 by vnet.IBM.COM (IBM VM SMTP V2R2) with BSMTP id 1738; Mon, 26 Jul 93 15:00:33 EDT Date: Mon, 26 Jul 93 11:42:25 PDT From: fortran@vnet.IBM.COM To: martin@lll-crg.llnl.gov Cc: sc22wg5@dkuug.dk, mathis@ajpo.sei.cmu.edu Subject: Ada revision work X-Charset: ASCII X-Char-Esc: 29 Some of this may be of interest to SC22/WG5: Generic Package of Primitive Functions Complex type (with vector and matrix ... ) Complex elementary functions Ada elementary functions ... Thanks, Dick W. IBM M77/E365,555 Bailey Ave,PO 49023,San Jose Ca 95161-9023 internet: fortran@vnet.ibm.com 408-463-2956, fax ...-3114 ------------------------- To: sc22@dkuug.dk Cc: mathis@ajpo.sei.cmu.edu Subject: (SC22.355) Revision of Ada Date: Sun, 25 Jul 93 20:39:19 EDT From: mathis@ajpo.sei.cmu.edu X-Sequence: SC22@dkuug.dk 355 Errors-To: SC22-request@dkuug.dk X-Charset: ASCII X-Char-Esc: 29 WG9 does most of its work through electronic mail and document distribution so I thought the same method would be appropriate here to discuss two documents in particular. The revision of Ada (what we have been calling Ada9X) is now almost complete, document SC22 N 1383 is a paper copy of the revision draft. A more recent copy can be obtained by anonymous ftp from by switching to the directory ...ada9x/mrtcomments/rm9x/v3.0. This particular computer has many files about Ada and README files at most directory levels. If you need any help, send me a direct message. For the Paris meeting of SC22, besides the draft for ftp access, I will have a PC disk version available of the then current draft. WG9 has a meeting during the week of August 16-22, 1993, to incorporate any comments received by that time. Please be sure that any people interested in reviewing the revised Ada9X are directed to me so that we can get them paper or electronic copies. WG9 has a number of issues it would like to have discussed at the SC22 Plenary meeting. Most of these are outlined in SC22 N 1388 a copy of which follows: May 28, 1993 To: Joe Cote In separate letters I am forwarding to you (project, reason, document identification): 22.10.03: for JTC1 ballot CD 11729, "Proposed Standard for a Generic Package of Primitive Functions for Ada." 22.10.04: for CD Registration at SC22 Plenary WG9 N177, "Proposed Standard for Packages of Real and Complex Type Declarations and Basic Operations for Ada (including Vector and Matrix Types)" 22.10.05: for CD Registration at SC22 Plenary WG9 N178, "Proposed Standard for a Generic Package of Complex Elementary Functions for Ada" 22.31: for JTC1 ballot CD 12227 "SQL/Ada Module Description Language" 22.35: for CD Registration at SC22 Plenary WG9 N175, "Proposed Draft Standard for Real Time Ada Extensions" With regard to our other projects: 22.10.01: Revision of Ada ISO 8652:1987 expect a draft for Registration at the Plenary 22.10.02: Ada Elementary Functions (DIS 11430) a revised draft has been coordinated with and sent to the ISO Central Secretariat 22.25: Addressing Comments on Standard work is proceeding, but with an uncertain target date 22.26: Uniformity of Ada Implementations work is proceeding, but with an uncertain target date Since this letter has turned out to be a summary of WG9's recent activity, let me add four points: 1. WG9 meeting schedule and history (WG9 plans its meetings approximately a year in advance): previous meetings: 30 March to 3 April 1992: Frankfurt/Dreieich, Germany 5 June 1992: Zandvoort, Netherlands 9-14 November 1992: Boston/Salem, Massachusetts upcoming meetings: 18 June 1993: Paris, France 16-20 August 1993: Boston, Massachusetts 14-18 March 1994: Geneva/Villars, Switzerland 2. Countries participating in WG9 (* indicates usually attending): Austria, Belgium*, Canada*, China*, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, France*, Germany*, Hungary, Ireland, Japan*, Netherlands*, Russia, Spain*, Sweden*, Switzerland*, UK*, and US*. 3. WG9 maintains active liaisons with: SC21/WG8, SC22/WG11, SC22/WG15, SC22/WG18, SC24/WG4 4. There are a number of other items WG9 would like placed on the agenda of the SC22 Plenary: - Reappointment of Bob Mathis as the Convener of WG9. I think (hope) ANSI will have all the proper paper work done to make this the US recommendation. - Appointment of Donald W. Sando (USA) as Project Editor on Project 22.10.04 (Ada Complex Types and Functions) and appointment of Jon S. Squire (USA) as Project Editor on Project 22.10.05 (Ada Complex Elementary Functions). The paperwork is also in process for these as well. - WG9 encourages the "Fast Track" approval of the POSIX Ada Binding (IEEE P1000.5) which should come up for discussion as part of the US National Activity Report, WG9's report, or WG15's report. - WG9 is interested in proposing a new work item for a FIMS Ada Binding. We have not yet determined the participating membership in our own working group and feel we must have the same kind of commitment that JTC1 will eventually require, but we felt it important to notify SC22 delegations before the Plenary. - WG9 is interested in proposing a new work item for a technical report about styles and approaches to doing Ada language bindings. This has grown out of our work on the SQL binding in particular. Again we have not yet determined the participating membership in our own working group and feel we must have the same kind of commitment that JTC1 will eventually require, but we felt it important to notify SC22 delegations before the Plenary. - WG9 is in the process of revising SC22 N844, the MoU between SC22/WG9 and the Ada9X Project Office. The primary purpose is to adjust the dates to our current schedule. - WG9 has directed its Convener to reraise certain style issues with SC22, JTC1, and the Central Secretariat; in particular, paragraph numbering. You can see that WG9 has been pretty busy and now that's going to move out to SC22 and JTC1. Bob Mathis Convener WG9 Ada