ISO/ IEC JTC1/SC22 N1242


                   Resolutions Prepared at the
                   Fifth Plenary Meeting SC22
        Tampere (Ellivuori), Finland, August 24-28, 1992


Final version, adapted for email by Keld Simonsen

Resolution A:  Revised JTC1 Directives

ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22 notes the approval of a revision to the JTC1
Directives (document SC22/N1130) and instructs its working group
conveners to operate in accordance with these Directives.  In
particular, attention is called to the following provisions:

-    working group participants must be authorized by their
     National Body or liaison organization (1.5.2);

-    work must be progressed in a timely manner (2.1.3.10,
     2.1.3.11);

-    an annex on portability considerations must, when applicable,
     be incorporated in standards (6.5.1.7);

-    the CD ballot period may be extended (6.5.2.1);

-    CD ballot resolution must occur within 3 months (6.5.2.5);

-    standards must be periodically reviewed (6.11);

-    meeting notices and agendas must be distributed preferably
     four months, but no later than three months in advance
     (3.5.4.2).
                                                                  
          
Resolution B:  Revised Version of the ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22 Programme
               of Work

ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22 approves the the SC22 Programme of Work specified
in document SC22/N1212, with any editorial changes or corrections
provided to the SC22 secretariat by working group conveners.
 

Resolution C:  Confirmation of ISO/IEC Standards and Technical
               Report

ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22 instructs the SC22 Secretariat to inform JTC1
that SC22 recommends that the following ISO/IEC standards and
technical report be confirmed:
    
     - ISO/IEC 8652:1987 Programming Language Ada 
     - ISO/IEC 6160:1987 Programming Language PL/I                
     - ISO/IEC TR9547:1988 Test Methods for Programming Language  
       Processors

Resolution D:  Appointment of Project Editors

ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22 appoints the following project editors:

-    Mr William Klein (USA) for project JTC1.22.01.04:  Correction
     amendment to ISO 1989:1985 COBOL (WG4);

-    Mr Don Nelson (USA) for project JTC1.22.01.07: Revision of ISO
     1989:1985 COBOL (WG4);

-    Mr David Emery (USA) for project JTC1.22.26: Uniformity of Ada
     Implementations (WG9);

-    Mr Marc Graham (USA) for project JTC1.22.31: Ada/SQL Interface
     (WG9);

-    Mr Dominique Chandesris (France) for project JTC1.22.35: Ada
     Extensions and User Run Time Executive Interface (WG9);

-    Mr Don Nelson (USA) for project JTC1.22.14: Binding techniques
     for programming languages (WG11);

-    Ms Mary Payne (USA) for project JTC1.22.28: Language
     Independent Arithmetic, Part 1 (WG11);

-    Mr Klaus Daessler (Germany) for project JTC1.22.22.02: Prolog:
     Part 2, Modules (WG17).

Resolution E:  Annual Review of Status of SC22 Resolutions

ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22 instructs the SC22 Secretariat to add to the
agenda of each SC22 Plenary meeting an item for the review of the
status of those resolutions from the previous SC22 Plenary meeting
for which actions are still outstanding. 

Resolution F:   Working Group Meetings

ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22

-    notes the importance of the following working group meetings
     to the progress of the work, and that those likely to attend
     have had adequate notice of them;  and hence

-    approves the convening of these meetings even though three
     months notice has not been given to SC22:

     WG11 - Bindings, Paris, 12-16 October 1992
     WG13 - Modula-2, Delft, 21-25 September 1992
     WG16 - Lisp, Boston, 9-11 October 1992
     WG17 - Prolog, Copenhagen, 26-30 October 1992
     WG20 - Internationalization, Quebec, 19-23 October 1992
     WG21 - C++, Boston, 1-6 November 1992

Resolution G:  Termination of Liaison with ISO/IEC JTC1/SC14

ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22

-    notes the report from its liaison officer to ISO/IEC JTC1/SC14
     in document SC22/N1093;

-    in accordance with the recommendation contained therein,
     instructs its secretariat to inform the secretariat of ISO/IEC
     JTC1/SC14 that ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22 believes that formal liaison
     between the two subcommittees is not necessary, and to
     terminate the liaison;

-    thanks Mr Klaus Appel for his services as SC22 liaison officer
     to ISO/IEC JTC1/SC14.

Resolution H:  Liaison with ISO/IEC JTC1/WG3

ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22

-    notes that ISO/IEC JTC1/SWG-EDI has been disbanded and hence
     there is no further need for liaison with that group;

-    thanks Mr Klaus Appel for his services as SC22 liaison officer
     to ISO/IEC JTC1/SWG-EDI;

-    accepts Mr Appel's advice that there is no need at this time
     for liaison between SC22 and JTC1/WG3 - Open EDI.

Resolution I:  SC21 Liaison Statement

ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22 approves document SC22/N1238 as a liaison
statement to JTC1/SC21, and instructs the SC22 Secretariat to
forward it to JTC1/SC21.      

Resolution J: Encouragement of User Participation

ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22 

-    believes that input from users related to user requirements
     and priorities is of particular value at the project level;

-    hence encourages the participation of users, preferably
     through national bodies, in the work of SC22, particularly in
     developing user requirements for SC22 standards;  and

-    invites user groups that span more than one country to seek
     category C liaison with SC22 working groups in accordance with
     the JTC1 directives.


Resolution K1: Resolution of ballot comments on ISO/IEC DIS 11756
               - MUMPS*

ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22

-    notes the ballot comments on ISO/IEC DIS 11756 - MUMPS
     contained in document SC22/N1182;  and

-    approves as resolution of these comments the responses
     contained in document SC22/N1234.

     *Note:  MUMPS is a trademark of Massachusetts General Hospital


Resolution K2: Revision of MUMPS* standard

ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22 invites the US national body to submit the
revision of ISO/IEC 11756 - MUMPS to JTC1 for fast-track processing
when it becomes available.

     *Note:  MUMPS is a trademark of Massachusetts General Hospital


Resolution L:  Liaison statements and reports

ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22 instructs its liaison representatives to
circulate proposed liaison statements and reports to SC22 for
comment, within three months, prior to sending them to the liaison
organization.


Resolution M:  New work item proposal on Pascal and extended
               Pascal bindings to language independent arithmetic 

ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22 instructs the SC22 Secretariat to forward the new
work item proposal (NP) in document SC22/N1172, with the title
changed to Pascal and extended Pascal bindings to language
independent arithmetic, to JTC1 for NP processing.


Resolution N:  Reports on experience of language bindings

ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22 requests WG2 and WG13 to submit reports of their
experiences of preparing language bindings to Language Independent
Arithmetic Part 1.





Resolution O:  New work item proposal on Z specification language

ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22

-    instructs the SC22 Secretariat to forward the new work item
     proposal (NP) in document SC22/N1179R, with revised target
     dates and with the title changed to Z specification language,
     to JTC1 for NP processing;

-    requests the UK national body meanwhile to produce additional
     information about the Z specification language and its
     relationship with VDM-SL, if possible in time to help JTC1
     national bodies in determining their vote;

-    if the NP is approved by JTC1, authorizes the establishment of
     a new SC22 working group, and invites the UK national body to
     consider providing the convener and secretariat for this
     group.


Resolution P:  New work item proposal for Technical Report on
               object-oriented extensions to Pascal

ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22 

-    instructs WG2 to revise its new work item proposal (NP) for
     Technical Report on object-oriented extensions to Pascal
     (document SC22/N1203) taking into account comments made on the
     title, type of technical report and target dates, and to
     forward the revised NP to the SC22 secretariat;

-    instructs the SC22 secretariat then to forward the revised NP
     to JTC1 for NP processing.


Resolution Q:  Forth

ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22 

-    requests the US member body to provide the most recent version
     of the proposed Forth standard to the SC22 secretariat for
     circulation to SC22;

-    instructs the SC22 secretariat to conduct a consultative
     letter ballot on the suitability of this standard for fast
     track processing.




Resolution AA: Category C liaison with X/Open for WG4

ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22, noting the report of the WG4 convener that
Category C liaison with the X/Open COBOL working group would be
beneficial to the work of SC22, authorizes the provisional
participation of that group in the work of WG4, whilst the formal
processes for establishing liaison are proceeding.


Resolution AB: Primary Development Body for the International
               Fortran Standard

ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22 

-    notes that project JTC1 22.02.01, revision of ISO 1539:1980
     (Fortran), was completed with the publication of ISO
     1539:1991;

-    authorises WG5 - Fortran to begin work on the next revision of
     the standard;

-    notes and approves WG5's recommendation, expressed in
     resolution V9 in document SC22/N1214, that the work of
     revision be progressed by the US technical subcommittee X3J3
     acting as primary development body for the next revision of
     ISO/IEC 1539:1991, provided that the X3 I-project rules are
     used for the project, and that such a project be established
     by June 30, 1993;

-    requests the USA National body to take the necessary steps to
     arrange for this to be done.


Resolution AC: Russian Language Version of ISO/IEC 1539:1991
               (Fortran)

ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22

-    requests the SC22 Secretariat to consult with the Russian
     National body about the desirability of ISO/IEC publishing the
     existing Russian translation of ISO/IEC 1539:1991 (Fortran);

-    instructs the SC22 Secretariat, if the Russian National Body
     concurs, to request ITTF to publish this Russian translation
     expeditiously and at minimal cost.





Resolution AD: Language Independent Specification Methods

     (withdrawn)


Resolution AE: CD Registration of Technical Report on test methods
               for measuring conformity to POSIX

ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22 approves the CD registration of document
SC22/N1180, and instructs the SC22 secretariat to initiate the CD
balloting as soon as the WG15 conformance testing rapporteur group
has provided a proposed resolution of the UK NP comments in
document SC22/N1134 for inclusion in the balloting package.


Resolution AF: DIS Registration of CD 9945-2 POSIX:  Shell and
               Utilities, incorporating the User Portability
               Extension amendment

ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22

-    notes that the balloting positions of France, Denmark and New
     Zealand with respect to the amendment are affirmative;

-    notes that the comments raised by Japan have been sufficiently
     addressed and that the Japanese ballot is also now
     affirmative;  

-    concludes that there is now substantial support of the P-
     members of SC22 for DIS registration of CD 9945-2 as proposed; 
     and therefore 

-    approves the DIS registration of CD 9945-2, incorporating the
     changes shown in documents SC22/N1147 and SC22/N1148, merging
     the User Portability Extension with the main document.


Resolution AG:   Revised Schedule for Lisp (WG16)

ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22, noting the substantial progress made by WG16 -
Lisp, extends the deadline for progressing their work beyond stage
2 to 31 December 1992.
Resolution AH:      Approval of CD Registration for Prolog Part 1,
                    General Core

ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22

-    notes the ballot results in document SC22/N1205 on CD
     registration of the document SC22/N1133 -  Prolog Part 1,
     General Core, and the late ballots in document SC22/N1210; and

-    approves registration of the CD for Prolog Part 1, General
     Core.


Resolution AI:  Subdivision of FIMS Work Item

ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22 endorses the subdivision of project JTC1.22.27,
FIMS, in accordance with the descriptions in document SC22/N1154,
as follows:

     JTC1.22.27.01  Forms Interface Management System (FIMS)
     JTC1.22.27.02  Addendum to FIMS - COBOL binding
     JTC1.22.27.03  Addendum to FIMS - Intermediate subset
     JTC1.22.27.04  Addendum to FIMS - Fortran binding
     JTC1.22.27.05  Addendum to FIMS - Ada binding.
 
Resolution AJ: New Work Item Proposal for FIMS

ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22

-    instructs the convener of WG18 to prepare a New Work Item
     Proposal (NP) to develop FIMS device profiles that match OSI
     Virtual Terminal profiles, the NP to be based on document
     SC22/N1154 and to emphasize the liaison requirements to SC21;

-    instructs the SC22 secretariat to submit this NP to JTC1 for
     balloting, with the recommendation that it be assigned to SC22
     should it be approved.
Resolution AK: Subdivision of Work Item JTC1.22.29 - Vienna
               Development Method - Specification Language

ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22 

-    notes that WG19 is close to completing its work on the main
     language features to be defined in standard VDM-SL but that
     more work is required in defining a facility for modules;

-    endorses the subdivision of the work item JTC1.22.29 - Vienna
     Development Method - Specification Language (VDM-SL) as
     follows:

     JTC1.22.29.01 - VDM-SL: Part 1, Base Language
     JTC1.22.29.02 - VDM-SL: Part 2, Modules.


Resolution AL: Category C liaison with X/Open for WG20

ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22, noting the report of the WG20 convener that
Category C liaison with the X/Open Internationalization working
group would be beneficial to the work of SC22, authorizes the
provisional participation of that group in the work of WG20, whilst
the formal processes for establishing liaison are proceeding.


Resolution AM: Subdivision of Work Item JTC1.22.30 - 
Functionality for the internationalization of applications

ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22 endorses the subdivision of the work item
JTC1.22.30 - Functionality for the internationalization of
applications as follows:

     JTC1.22.30.01 - Framework for internationalization for
     programming languages and their environments
     JTC1.22.30.02 - Functionality for the internationalization of
     applications


Resolution AN: Assignment of work item JTC1.22.13 - Guidelines for
               the preparation of programming language standards

ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22 assigns to WG20 work item JTC1.22.13 for the
purpose of producing a revised version of TR 10176:1991 -
Guidelines for the preparation of programming language standards,
the extent of the revision being confined to internationalization
issues.

Resolution BA: Unique Identifier for Defect Reports

     (withdrawn)

Resolution BB1:     Adoption of procedures for handling of Defect
                    Reports

ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22 adopts document SC22/N1236 as its procedures for
handling reports of defects or suspected defects in, and requests
for interpretation concerning, documents for which it is
responsible, in accordance with clause 6.13.3 of the JTC1
Directives.


Resolution BB2:     Instructions for working groups using national
                    body development

ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22 instructs those working groups which use national
body development to revise their synchronization plans to be in
accordance with the procedures specified in document SC22/N1236.


Resolution BC: Ad Hoc Group on cross-language coordination

ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22, recognizing the need for a subcommittee policy
on cross-language coordination, establishes a Cross-Language
Coordination Ad Hoc Group, under the leadership of Mr Paul Rabin,
and with the terms of reference specified in the document
SC22/N1235:

-    to draw up a Cross-Language Coordination Questionnaire to
     identify expected interactions between individual
     languages and cross-language standards, based on the
     draft in SC22/N1186, and to distribute it, by 30
     September 1992, to all SC22 WG conveners;

-    to make the responses to the Questionnaire available to the
     SC22 National Bodies as soon as possible in order that the
     results can be useful during ballots that occur before the
     1993 SC22 plenary meeting;

-    to develop a proposed policy for cross-language standard
     coordination;

-    to identify the actions necessary to implement the proposed
     policy for each SC22 language;  and 

-    to produce a report on its work and forward it to the SC22
     secretariat by 31 May 1993 for distribution and for discussion
     at the 1993 SC22 plenary.

The membership of the Cross-Language Coordination Ad Hoc Group will
include Ed Barkmeyer (USA), Ken Edwards (USA), Brian Meek (UK) and
Willem Wakker (NL).  The Ad Hoc Group is intended to work by e-mail
and correspondence.


Resolution BD: Cross-Language Coordination:  Questionnaire 

ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22

-    instructs working group conveners to send completed responses
     to the Cross-Language Coordination Questionnaire in machine
     readable form to the address specified on the questionnaire,
     by 28 February 1993;  and

-    confirms that any responses will be treated as informative and
     not agreed WG policy, and that conveners are free to use
     whatever practical means they deem appropriate to complete the
     responses by the specified deadline.


Resolution BE: Cross-Language Coordination:  external liaisons

ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22 instructs its Ad Hoc Group to send the following
information to bodies outside SC22:

-    an explanation of what SC22 is trying to accomplish by this
     exercise and how participation in it of their body can improve
     the work of both bodies;

-    a request for any input they are able to provide which would
     assist the Ad Hoc Group in its work, including their responses
     to the relevant parts of the Cross-Language Coordination
     Questionnaire where appropriate, with the aim of advancing the
     cause of obtaining mutually satisfactory and useful standards;

-    copies of the Cross-Language Coordination Questionnaire;  and

-    copies of the relevant CDs, as appropriate;

the bodies concerned being:

     SC2;
     SC7;
     SC18;  
     SC21, with the response to their liaison request on APIs; 
     SC21/WG3, for SQL and IRDS;  
     SC24;  
     ECMA, for PCTE
     ANSI ASC X11, for MUMPS*

     *Note:  MUMPS is a trademark of Massachusetts General Hospital


Resolution BF: Ad Hoc Meeting on Character Sets 

ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22 

-    recognizes a need for the technical experts in its working
     groups to develop an understanding of IS 10646:1992, and
     related character set standards;  

-    recognizes that a better understanding of the concepts of
     character and glyph would be of value to SC22;  therefore

-    resolves that an ad hoc meeting on character sets will be
     arranged, with Mr Keith Hopper (NZ) as convener, the agenda to
     include the issues identified in SC22/N1239, with expert
     participation invited from SC2, SC18 and all working groups in
     SC22, to help SC22 WG experts to understand the content and
     implications of these standards related to the work of SC22.


Resolution BG: Internationalization Report to JTC1

ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22

-    approves document SC22/N1237 as the basis of its response to
     Resolution 18j of the October 1991 JTC1 Plenary meeting;

-    recognizes that additional facts regarding current
     activities may be added to the document and that general    
     editorial corrections may be made to improve the document's
     clarity and consistency;

-    authorizes its Chairman, or his designee, to carry out
     such changes and submit the revised response to JTC1.

Resolution XA: Appreciation to M. Francois Genuys

ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22 expresses its warmest thanks and appreciation to
M. Francois Genuys for his many years of service to SC22 and to SC5
(SC22's predecessor subcommittee) and for all that he has done to
further the development and standardization of programming
languages. SC22 extends to him its best wishes for a long and
enjoyable retirement.

Resolution XB: Appreciation to M. Jean Bourgain

ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22 expresses its warmest thanks and appreciation to
M. Jean Bourgain for his many years of service to SC22 and to SC5
(SC22's predecessor subcommittee) and working groups of those
subcommittees, in particular to WG4 - COBOL.  SC22 extends to him
its best wishes for a long and enjoyable retirement.


Resolution XX: Appreciation

ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22 expresses its appreciation to all those who have
assisted in the work of this meeting, and in particular,

-    to the companies and institutions that sponsored the meeting,
     namely Canon (Pori), the Information Technology Development
     Centre TIEKE, the Finnish Standards Association SFS, the
     Finnish Information Processing Association, the Ministry of
     Trade and Industry, and Tampere University of Technology;

-    to Ms Ulla Kokkonen and Ms Marja-Terttu Mustonen, for their
     secretarial services, and Mr Tapio Saari for photocopying;

-    to Mr John Dawes for his informative presentation on PCTE and
     ECMA's plans for its ISO standardization;

-    to Mr Bob Follett (Chairman) and Mr Joe Cote (Secretariat),
     and to Mr Roger Scowen for chairing the final session at short
     notice;

-    to the ad hoc meeting conveners, namely Mr John Hill
     (Interpretations), Mr Paul Nash (Character Set Issues), Mr
     Willem Wakker (Cross Language Issues), and Mr Andrew Walker
     (Internationalization);

-    to the drafting committee members, namely Mr Claude Bourstin,
     Mr Scott Jameson, Mr Keld Simonsen, Mr Graham Warren, and
     especially Mr Brian Meek for his editing services;

-    and above all to Prof Hannu Jaakkola, for the many services he
     performed in organizing and running the meeting, and
     especially for arranging for the comprehensive range of
     services to be available, for introducing delegates to the
     mysteries of the Finnish sauna, and for acting as so generous
     a host.


     (All resolutions were passed unanimously with the exception of
     Resolution P on which Japan and New Zealand abstained.)