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From: Robert Dewar <robert_dewar@my-deja.com>
Subject: Re: Rep specs
Date: 1999/06/02
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In article <37542022.789354FD@nospam.lmco.com>,
  Steve Quinlan <steven.quinlan@nospam.lmco.com> wrote:
> Read section 13 carefully. There are lots of vendor weasel
> words in there.
> "Recommended  level of support", "an implementation may place
> implementation-defined restrictions on representation items",
> the
> "implementation advice" sections. All this means that
> representation clause
> support can vary significantly from one vendor to another.

That's over-pessimistic. All the sections in chapter 13 under
recommended level of support become REQUIREMENTS for a compiler
implementing the systems programming annex. Clearly if you want
to use rep clauses, you should choose a compiler that supports
this annex (virtually all compilers do), and then, if possible
restrict your use of rep clauses to those that are included
in these sections on recommended level of support.




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