* Ada9X Revision Requests Categorization, part 2 of 3
@ 1990-03-08 22:50 Karl Nyberg
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Subject: Ada9X Revision Requests Categorization, part 2 of 3
Date: Thu, 08 Mar 90 05:12:38 EST
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Chapter 6
14: 6 Passing of subprograms as parameters
267: 6 Poor LRM description of specifications and declarations
268: 6 Shouldn't separate subprogram specifications and bodies
517: 6. Need way to declare side-effect free subprogram/type/generics
165: 6. Need way to specify user pre/post conditions on subprograms
674: 6. Attributes as functions
740: 6. Optimization of scopes of inlined subprograms
269: 6.1 Recursion should be explicitly declared
30: 6.1(3) Subprogram specification should declare objects referenced
2: 6.2(5) Permit reading of out parameters
574: 6.2(6) Uninitialized out mode access parameters
60: 6.3.2(1) Pragma selective inline, specified at each call
205: 6.3(2) Provide names for private, begin, and exception parts
469: 6.3 Define argument identifiers for language-defined pragmas
55: 6.3 Renamings and generic instantiations as subprogram bodies
344: 6.3.1 Conformance rules should be simplified
398: 6.3.2 Applying pragma inline to specific overloaded subprograms
471: 6.4.1 Distinguishing parameter modes on calls
97: 6.4.2 Explicit invocation of default parameter
576: 6.4.2 Default values for parameters referencing other parameters
201: 6.4 User defined infix functions
26: 6.5(1) The parameters of a function subprogram must have the mode "in"
8: 6.7(4) Allow overloading of "="
70: 6.7 User defined assignment
Chapter 7
82: 7. Allow objects of private type in visible part of package spec
270: 7. Allow read-only access to package data objects
1: 7. Semilimited types
478: 7. Protection against viruses and trojan horses
271: 7.3(3) "own" variables in packages
229: 7.4 Private scalar types
451: 7.4 Separately compilable data objects
684: 7.4 Private types should be known to "friendly" packages
690: 7.4 Completion of types by subtypes
93: 7.4 Constants deferred to package body
313: 7.4(4) Allow deferred constants of arbitrary types
153: 7.4.1 Private part should be separable from specification
423: 7.4.1 Full declaration of private types with discriminants
10: 7.4.1(3) Private type derived from discriminated type
542: 7.4.1(4) Restrictions to use of private types before declaration
513: 7.4.2(3) Overloading of "=" and "/=" without result type boolean
329: 7.4.3(4) Erroneous reference to deferred constant
577: 7.4.3 Deferred constants of composite incomplete types
202: 7.4.4 OUT mode parameters for limited types
Chapter 8
131: 8. Visibility of hidden identifiers in qualified expressions
274: 8. Poor LRM description of visibility rules
156: 8. Simplify overloading for ambiguous/universal expressions
395: 8. Overload resolution could use named parameter information
588: 8.3 Visibility of objects via use clause vs. declaration
462: 8.3(16) Allow use of subprogram name in formal part as selector
483: 8.3(16) Instantiating a generic subprogram without changing the name
35: 8.3(21) Overloading of generic subprogram names
22: 8.4 Selective visibility of operators from external package
96: 8.5 Renaming enumeration literals as character literals
172: 8.5 Type renaming
275: 8.5(5) Renames should not be used to change parameters
701: 8.6 Specification of package standard in Ada
Chapter 9
74: 9. Standardized run time system interface(s)
173: 9. Rendezvous with an object containing multiple tasks
174: 9. Concurrent access to package data/reusability
143: 9. Need better RTS documentation
84: 9. Reducing run-time tasking overhead
83: 9. Asynchronous transfer of control
71: 9. Parallel/distributed systems
185: 9. Add semaphores
16: 9. User control of scheduling algorithms
21: 9. Asynchronous inter-task communication not available
123: 9. Unique task ID passed at task object creation
436: 9. Poor LRM description of task synchronization points
181: 9. Inter-program rendezvous/communication
514: 9. Simple parallel threads
737: 9. Allow preference control for entries in a select statement
753: 9. Consistent syntax for task type declarations
279: 9.1(1) Tasking overhead for main programs not using tasking
90: 9.1 Control over visibility of task entries
464: 9.1(2) Provide t'storage_size, t'size for task objects
104: 9.2 Accessing a task outside its master
23: 9.4(13) Termination of tasks whose masters are library units
15: 9.5 Priority inversion
216: 9.5 Require tasks to have an accept statement for each entry
217: 9.5 Compiler should verify that all accept parameters are used
499: 9.5 Allow exception handlers in accept statements
543: 9.5(8) Nested accept statements
78: 9.6 Delay until, periodic scheduling
37: 9.6 Control of clock speed and task dispatch rate
105: 9.6 Application control/configuration of timers/clocks
280: 9.6 Granularity of delay
281: 9.6 Poor LRM description of delay statement
352: 9.6 Accuracy of local system time
79: 9.7.1 Terminate not usable
498: 9.7 Conditional entry call symmetry with accept statements
158: 9.7.1(3) Entry calls with delay and terminate alternatives
13: 9.8 Dynamic priorities
134: 9.9 Count attribute as boolean guard to entry is not secure
63: 9.10 Abort statement is too loosely defined
119: 9.11 Shared composite objects/atomic transactions
678: 9.11 Pragma volatile
Chapter 10
91: 10. LRM should not describe the process of compilation
38: 10. Subsystems, multi-level libraries, (subunit) name clashes
177: 10. Ada should support configuration management
282: 10. Real-time characteristics should be be more apparent
368: 10. Program library should be accessible to users
370: 10. Semantics of library units
557: 10. Operators as subunits
262: 10. Creating stubs should not be required
601: 10. Library-level renames
95: 10.1.1 Application of context clauses
283: 10.1.1 Context clauses controlled by compiler options
730: 10.1(1) The private part of a package should have its own context clause
28: 10.2(2) Allow semicolon after separate clause
448: 10.2 Allow separate compilation of subunit spec
545: 10.2(3) Body stubs restricted to top level
769: 10.2(5) Poor LRM wording regarding ancestor units
142: 10.3.5 Reducing compilation costs
689: 10.3 Obsolete optional bodies
301: 10.4(1) Poor LRM wording of meaning of a single compilation
4: 10.5(3) Elaboration order, pragma elaborate
285: 10.5 Library unit elaboration with multiple programs
700: 10.6 Optimization of constant generating functions
343: 10.6 Support conditional compilation
Chapter 11
33: 11. Finding the name and location of the currently raised exception
36: 11. Implementation of exceptions as types
263: 11. Constraint error and other predefined exceptions are too broad
118: 11. Recovery from storage_error
621: 11. Making a procedure out of complex exception handler code
646: 11. Exceptions do not carry parameters
583: 11.1(6) Eliminate numeric_error
765: 11.2(2) Way to denote all exceptions declared in package in "when"
444: 11.3 Private exceptions
407b: 11.4.1 Tasks should not die silently
254: 11.6 Revise optimization rules, canonical execution order
Chapter 12
5: 12. Difficulties of generic code sharing
445: 12. Staticness in generic units
497: 12. Unconstrained types with discriminants as generic parameters
424: 12. Additional generic formal parameters, re-export
562: 12. Require support for separate compilation of generic bodies
584: 12.1.1 Stricter checking of matching constraints for instantiations
622: 12.1(2) Metatypes
714: 12.1(2) Allow default names for all generic formal parameters
760: 12.1(1) Needless repetition found in generic subprogram declarations
6: 12.3.2 Generic formal unconstrained private types
169: 12.3 "null" as an actual for generic formal subprogram parameters
548: 12.3(2) Improved syntax for nested generic instantiations
586: 12.3(17) Order of evaluation for generic actual parameters
608: 12.3(18) Allow recursive instantiations
Chapter 13
763: 13. Inverse of pragma suppress
62: 13. Providing explicit control of size of memory access
65: 13. Separate directives, representation clauses from Ada text
355: 13. Standard way to get operating system command line parameters
288: 13.1 Integrate representation specifications with declarations
418: 13.1 Representation clause for array types including multi-dimension
699: 13.1(10) Allow pragma pack for objects
187: 13.2 Sign extensions when length clauses are used
417: 13.2 Length clause t'size is inadequate
137: 13.4 Bit/storage unit addressing convention
290: 13.4 Using range for position representation
110: 13.5 Provide explicit control of memory usage
87: 13.5.1 Improved interrupt handling
17: 13.5(8) Efficient and less dangerous ways to break strong typing
292: 13.6 Delete section 13.6
287: 13.7 Addressing and dereferences
293: 13.7 Permit subtypes of type address
302: 13.7 Denoting values of type address is not standardized
43: 13.8 Usable machine code insertions
490: 13.8 Exception handlers in procedures containing code statements
489: 13.8(3) Code statements in function bodies
39: 13.9 Interface to other ANSI languages
527: 13.9 Pragma interface for language versions
113: 13.10.1 Guarantee memory reclamation
103: 13.10.2 Limitations of unchecked conversion for OUT parameters
353: 13.10.2 Unchecked conversion guidelines
449: 13.10.2 Prohibit unchecked conversion on private types
554: 13.10.2 Constraint checking after unchecked conversion and I/O
Chapter 14
89: 14. Add predefined screen terminal_io package
164: 14 Non-blocking I/O
294: 14. Make Chapter 14 optional
147: 14. Add predefined ISAM package
149: 14. Add predefined keyboard I/O package
447: 14.1 Need assignment for text_io.file_type
159: 14.1 File system functions: exists, rename, copy
593: 14.1 Support for direct_io and sequential_io on variant records
626: 14.2 Interoperable I/O
382: 14.2.1 File append capability
146: 14.2.3 File and record locking
295: 14.3 Additional put_line definitions desirable
333: 14.3 Unpredictable behaviour of text_io
484: 14.3 Add generic formals for default values to text_io packages
485: 14.3 Add function device_line_length to text_io
47: 14.3.5 "get" and "put" as functions
552: 14.3.6 The difficulty of reading a line in a padded string
553: 14.3.6 The semantics of get_line are difficult to use
360: 14.3.7 COBOL Picture format
361: 14.3.7 Enhanced put for integers
130: 14.3.7 Define "default_xy" in I/O packages as functions
127: 14.3.8 Output of real numbers with bases
359: 14.3.9 Mixed_case
732: 14.3.9 Instantiating text_io.enumeration_io on an integer type
758: 14.5 Badly numbered paragraph
297: 14.6 Delete section 14.6, low level input-output
Appendices
298: A Poor LRM definition of allowable prefixes for attributes
453: A 'sign attribute for numeric types
716: A Unify some attributes for numeric types
696: B Pragmas list and page should be optional
746: B Graphics included in source code
204: C Predefined operators for fixed point types
366: C Definition of natural is incorrect
715: C(5)(8) End use of universal integer and universal real
757: D Poor LRM definitions for program unit and compilation unit
No specific section
67: None Definition and use of technical terms
150: None Provide chaining capability in predefined procedure
206: None Referencing paragraph numbers in the reference manual
299: None Reference manual organization
300: None Ada grammar
309: None Automate the production of the new LRM
318: None Machine-readable LRM
481: None SGML format
319: None Orthogonality
356: None Compile date
373: None Dynamic binding
426: None Obscurities caused by special cases
427: None Removing useless complexity
435: None A secondary standard, Low-Ada, for program validation
459: None Provide improved support for interoperability
500: None Consistent hyphenation of complex terms
501: None Using a clear delimiter in section headings
644: None Time bounds on Ada primitive operations
673: None Liberalization of end record
759: None Features necessary to support control engineering
277: None Implementation wording does not belong in the LRM
502: None Consistent use of upper- and lowercase
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