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Egil H H <ehh.public@gmail.com> writes:

> On Wednesday, June 14, 2023 at 3:13:36 PM UTC+1, Dirk Craeynest wrote:
>
>> But the bulk of the ToC is identical, apart from those differences 
>> required by ISO. Most importantly: the described language in both 
>> documents is identical. 
>> 
>
> The clause numbering is not the same, as clause 1 has been split into 4
> clauses in the ISO version, so clause `2 Lexical Elements` in the
> Draft corresponds
> to `5 Lexical Elements` in the ISO version
>
> And (at least) one bug in the ISO ToC, 
> `7.3.4 Delta Aggregates` and `7.3.5 Container Aggregates`
> are collapsed beneath `7.3.3. Array Aggregates`,
> even though the subclause level is the same.

>From my point of view, never mind the bug, this makes the ISO document a
white elephant.

The stability of the clause numbering, and the hyperlinking, make the RM
the valuable document that it is.