[comp.lang.modula2] Significant Changes to M2

claudio@ethz.UUCP (Claudio Nieder) (11/18/86)

My comments to the report released by the Modula II working group:

WG106: I support (i).

WG113: But does that allow one-pass compilers to be 'standard compilers'?
       The same question arises when you consider the scope rules.
       PIM-3 allows you to write:

	PROCEDURE p;

	BEGIN
	 i:=1;
	END p;

	VAR i: INTEGER;

       If the Modula standard says this is ok, then there will be no
       one-pass compiler which can be compatible to the standard. 

WG118: MIN, MAX not for REAL? Why?

WG119: I support to use only SIZE for types and variables. 

WG084: Why? Are there any cases where you define something in a definition
       module which you don't want to export? Show me an example!

-- 
				claudio

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