From rinehuls@access.digex.net Wed Jul 17 23:29:04 1996 Received: from access2.digex.net (qlrhmEbBUV1EY@access2.digex.net [205.197.245.193]) by dkuug.dk (8.6.12/8.6.12) with ESMTP id XAA02506 for ; Wed, 17 Jul 1996 23:29:02 +0200 Received: from localhost (rinehuls@localhost) by access2.digex.net (8.6.12/8.6.12) with SMTP id RAA21857 ; for ; Wed, 17 Jul 1996 17:28:57 -0400 Date: Wed, 17 Jul 1996 17:28:57 -0400 (EDT) From: "william c. rinehuls" X-Sender: rinehuls@access2.digex.net To: sc22docs@dkuug.dk Subject: Document SC22 N2199 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC22 Programming languages, their enviroments and system software interfaces Secretariat: U.S.A. (ANSI) ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC22 N2199 July 1996 TITLE: WG21 Convener's Report for the September 1996 JTC 1/SC22 Plenary SOURCE: Secretariat, ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC22 SWORK ITEM: N/A STATUS: N/A CROSS REFERENCE: N/A DOCUMENT TYPE: Convener's Report ACTION: To SC22 Member Bodies for information and preparation of positions on the recommendation included in the Report. This Convener's Report and the actions requested therein will be agenda items for the September 1996 JTC 1/SC22 Plenary. Address reply to: ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC22 Secretariat William C. Rinehuls 8457 Rushing Creek Court Springfield, VA 22153 Tel: +1 (703) 912-9680 Fax: +1 (703) 912-2973 email: rinehuls@access.digex.net ______________________________________________________________________________ ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22/WG21 (C++) Convener's Report ---------------------------------------------- WG21 has a single project: JTC1.22.32. The Working Group had its first meeting 18?19 June 1991, and has now met 17 times?three times per year?in joint technical sessions with US committee X3J16. Ten countries have been represented at the meetings: Australia, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Japan, New Zealand, Sweden, UK, and the USA. 1. SUMMARY OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS The C++ CD was ballotted between May 28 and September 28, 1995 (CD 14882, SC22/N1824). Ballot responses included a large number of substantive comments. WG21 spent three meetings (November 1995, March 1996, and July 1996) resolving the comments, and expect to submit a new working draft for a second CD ballot shortly afer our November meeting. 1.1 Language Independent and Cross Language Standards The Working Group has been monitoring cross-language standards activities. We are using the WG20 guidelines on extended characters. We have also tried to remain as close to the requirements of the LIA-1 standard as possible, but have not produced an explicit binding document. WG21 has several liaison appointments: Group Subject Liaison -------- --------------------------------------- ----------------- WG11 Language Independent Datatypes Keld Simonsen WG14 C Tom Plum WG15 POSIX Nobuo Saito WG20 Internationalization Keld Simonsen SC24/WG6 Multimedia presentation and interchange Karl Soop 2. TARGET DATES WG21 is requesting a change to its schedule because we expect it to take two extra meetings to resolve the first CD ballot comments. The technical changes were finalized in July 1996, but WG21 wants to look at the final draft in November before recommending it be forwarded to SC22 for a second CD ballot. This lengthens WG21's schedule by eight months. The complete list of former and proposed target dates is shown in below. Original New Event date date ------ ------------ --------------------------------------------------- 9/89 (completed) USA requested to submit C++ New Work Item Proposal 4/91 (completed) Approved C++ NP 6/91 (completed) First meeting of WG21 12/93 (completed) Circulate informal draft within SC22 7/94 (completed) Vote to register WD as CD; Mtg #10. 9/94 (completed) Complete editorial corrections; provide WD to SC22. 10/94 (completed) Begin CD registration ballot. 3/95 (completed) Complete CD registration ballot resolutions; Mtg #12. 6/95 (completed) Begin CD ballot. 3/96 11/96 Complete CD ballot resolution; Mtgs #14-17 5/96 12/96 Begin second CD ballot 3/97 11/97 Complete second CD ballot resolution; Mtg #19, 20 5/97 12/97 Begin DIS ballot 12/97 8/98 Complete editorial corrections from DIS ballot resolution. Send IS to ITTF (with final report). 3. ISSUES FOR DISCUSSION WG21 requests that SC22 accept our revised schedule and target dates. The three-year term of WG21's convener, Sam Harbison, expires at the 1996 SC22 plenary meeting, and Dr. Harbison regrets that he will be unable to serve for another three-year term. WG21 expects the United States to propose Tom Plum as the new convener, and WG21 supports that proposal. 4. MEETING SCHEDULE WG21's future meeting schedule is shown below. No. Date Location Standards Body & Corporate Sponsor --- --------------- ------------------ --------------------------------- 16 Jul 7?12, 1996 Stockholm, Sweden ITS Ellemtel 17 Nov 10?15, 1996 Hawaii, USA ANSI Plum Hall, Inc. 18 Mar 9?14, 1997 Nashua, NH, USA ANSI Digital Equip. Corp. 19 Jul 13?18, 1997 United Kingdom BSI Programming Research 20 Nov 9?14, 1997 to be determined 21 Mar 8?13, 1998 to be determined _____________________ end of document SC22 N2199 ________________________