From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,f1a4cf648f2724ee X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-06-07 15:20:30 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!cyclone.bc.net!newsfeed.telusplanet.net!peer1-sjc1.usenetserver.com!usenetserver.com!sn-xit-04!sn-post-02!supernews.com!corp.supernews.com!not-for-mail From: "Randy Brukardt" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: ARG asks Ada Community for API Proposals. Date: Fri, 7 Jun 2002 17:20:24 -0500 Organization: Posted via Supernews, http://www.supernews.com Message-ID: References: <3CEDA711.5040303@telepath.com> X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.3612.1700 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3719.2500 X-Complaints-To: newsabuse@supernews.com Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:25478 Date: 2002-06-07T17:20:24-05:00 List-Id: Marin David Condic wrote in message ... >Are you suggesting that the ARG in some way maintain an effort to define >what constitutes the "Standard Ada Libraries" - beyond what appears in the >annexes? I'd think that would be a fine idea provided that a) they were >willing to take on that responsibility and b) came up with a process that >allowed for rapid turnaround on getting new features in. If the ARG can't >take on that work or can't update faster than a ten year revision cycle, >then they'd be the wrong organization to do the job. At one time there was a >branch of SIGAda that was willing to try, but couldn't come up with a >standard component collection. If the ARG doesn't want to handle it, maybe >SIGAda should take another crack at it. The whole idea here is to create some secondary standards (like the math libraries were handled for Ada 83) that are not necessarily part of the Ada Language Standard. That means that they are standardized and updated on their own cycle, not necessarily with the core language. The ARG is involved mainly because it has been tasked with deciding the overall direction of Ada standardization, and particularly deciding what goes into the Ada Reference Manual and what becomes a secondary standard. Thus, it has to get proposals at an early stage in order to make this decision. Randy Brukardt ARG Editor (back from vacation)