Topic: Module Concept For C++ (correction)


Author: non-existent@iobox.com ("Sergey P. Derevyago")
Date: Tue, 20 May 2003 16:08:30 +0000 (UTC)
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Gabriel Dos Reis wrote:
> | > >       Yes, the repairing is the best possible answer.
> | > >       But the point is whether the thing can _really_ be repaired=
 or we'd better
> | > > get a new one.
> | > What exactly do you think is underspecified to the
> | > point it needs to be repaired?
> |       I'd like to hear about this from the author.
> Hmm, are you saying you can't tell us what you think would be
> underspecified about export?
 Definitely, no (i.e. I can't). I never said that I know what is
underspecified.
 I said that the paper, in particular, contains the following text: "Beca=
use
export is underspecified in these and other issues not addressed in the
standard, EDG had to make decisions on questions with unspecified answers.
There is a real danger that if there are ever more implementations they w=
ill
not be perfectly compatible with EDG=92s and each other=92s semantics." f=
rom which
one can conclude that certain underspecifications take place.
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