mvandyke@info.census.gov (Myke Van Dyke) writes:


>I realize that there is not yet a C++ standard, but I was wondering if there
>was a "draft standard" or some other document that we can use as a
>standard until the ink is dry on the real thing.  This would hopefully be
>stable enough that we could tell people to follow it and not get too
>badly burned when the real standard hits the street, and also have enough
>breadth (ie: number of conforming compilers) that we could reasonably demand
>that vendors supply it.

>If there is such a thing, what name would it go by?

The C++ ARM, which you can buy at most bookstores with a strong
computer book department it THE base document. Each time it is
reprinted, the appendix listing the latest standard changes is
updated.

An article listing standard updates should be available via
anonymous ftp from "ftp.std.com". I do not know the path name
offhand.

In article <2lihkc$mfr@info.census.gov> mvandyke@info.census.gov (Myke Van Dyke) writes:
>
>I realize that there is not yet a C++ standard, but I was wondering if there
>was a "draft standard" or some other document

 Of course. There is a Working Paper.

>that we can use as a
>standard until the ink is dry on the real thing.

 BAD IDEA. Anything could change.

>If there is such a thing, what name would it go by?

 You can obtain a completely out of date copy of the
Working Paper from ISO or ANSI.

 In the meantime I will attempt to catalogue all
the changes into a comp.std.c++ FAQ. It may take
some time and effort to get it correct.

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I realize that there is not yet a C++ standard, but I was wondering if there
was a "draft standard" or some other document that we can use as a
standard until the ink is dry on the real thing.  This would hopefully be
stable enough that we could tell people to follow it and not get too
badly burned when the real standard hits the street, and also have enough
breadth (ie: number of conforming compilers) that we could reasonably demand
that vendors supply it.

If there is such a thing, what name would it go by?
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