Topic: C99 in book form,


Author: jdennett@acm.org (James Dennett)
Date: Fri, 8 Aug 2003 23:28:09 +0000 (UTC)
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Graeme Prentice wrote:

> On Wed, 6 Aug 2003 16:07:14 +0000 (UTC), francis@robinton.demon.co.uk
> (Francis Glassborow) wrote:
>
>
>>The current C Standard (C99 + TC1 folded in) and the rationale is now
>>available in book form published by Wiley (ISBN 0-470-84573-2). It is a
>>hard cover lay flat binding with almost 800 pages. For once you might
>>find it cheaper to buy in ukp (34-95) rather than US$ (65).
>>
>>The companion volume with the C++ Standard is now due around October
>>(problems such as someone having the builders in, have delayed it by a
>>couple of months)
>
>
>
> Will the C++ standard be available as a pdf download with TC1 actually
> incorporated/embedded in it.

I expect so; indeed, it appears unlikely that TC1 will be
published in its own right, instead the official document
is ISO/IEC 14882:2003, which replaces 14882:1998.

-- James.

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Author: andys@despammed.com (Andy Sawyer)
Date: Sat, 9 Aug 2003 20:10:46 +0000 (UTC)
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In article <MOkYa.9395$Ye.45@fed1read02>,
 on Fri, 8 Aug 2003 23:28:09 +0000 (UTC),
 jdennett@acm.org (James Dennett) wrote:

> Graeme Prentice wrote:
>
>> Will the C++ standard be available as a pdf download with TC1
>> actually
>> incorporated/embedded in it.
>
> I expect so; indeed, it appears unlikely that TC1 will be
> published in its own right, instead the official document
> is ISO/IEC 14882:2003, which replaces 14882:1998.

And I'm sure we're all grateful to Andy Koenig for that fact :)

Regards,
 Andy S
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