SYSDEV%dlvc.daresbury.ac.uk@NSS.Cs.Ucl.AC.UK (10/15/87)
dir q.q
t q.q;
Hi there,
I've only just joined this mailing list, & have noticed a great number
of messages about the new draft standard for C. I don't have access to a copy
of this, and would be very grateful if someone could mail me a copy.
Thanks in advance,
Dave Hines.
Bitnet/NetNorth/Earn: hines@mail.daresbury.ac.uk (or) hines%daresbury.mail@ac.uk
Janet : hines@uk.ac.daresbury.mail
Ean : hines%daresbury.mail@ean-relay.ac.uk
Arpa : hines@mail.daresbury.ac.uk
(or) hines%mail.daresbury.ac.uk@cs.ucl.ac.uk
(or) hines%daresbury.mail@ukacrl.bitnetSYSDEV%dlvc.daresbury.ac.uk@NSS.Cs.Ucl.AC.UK (10/15/87)
Hi there,
I've only just joined this mailing list, & have noticed a great number
of messages about the new draft standard for C. I don't have access to a copy
of this, and would be very grateful if someone could mail me a copy.
Thanks in advance,
Dave Hines.
Bitnet/NetNorth/Earn: hines@mail.daresbury.ac.uk (or) hines%daresbury.mail@ac.uk
Janet : hines@uk.ac.daresbury.mail
Ean : hines%daresbury.mail@ean-relay.ac.uk
Arpa : hines@mail.daresbury.ac.uk
(or) hines%mail.daresbury.ac.uk@cs.ucl.ac.uk
(or) hines%daresbury.mail@ukacrl.bitnetSYSDEV%dlvc.daresbury.ac.uk@NSS.Cs.Ucl.AC.UK (10/23/87)
Hello again,
Last week I sent out a message saying...
> I've only just joined this mailing list, & have noticed a great number
> of messages about the new draft standard for C. I don't have access to a
> copy of this, and would be very grateful if someone could mail me a copy.
I've had quite a lot of replies to this, unfortunately thay have all been of
the form "If/when you get a copy, can you send it on to me please", nobody has
yet told me where to find a copy. So... those of you who have seen the draft,
how did you get hold of it ? - If machine readable please send me a copy, if
not, where did you get it from ? - I may try the same route. As there seems
to be quite a lot of interest in this, I'll post a summary to the net.
Thanks (again) in advance,
Dave Hines.
Bitnet/NetNorth/Earn: hines@mail.daresbury.ac.uk (or) hines%daresbury.mail@ac.uk
Janet : hines@uk.ac.daresbury.mail
Ean : hines%daresbury.mail@ean-relay.ac.uk
Arpa : hines@mail.daresbury.ac.uk
(or) hines%mail.daresbury.ac.uk@cs.ucl.ac.uk
(or) hines%daresbury.mail@ukacrl.bitnetmjs@ernie.Berkeley.EDU (Marc J. Sabatella) (10/24/87)
I tired to send mail, but it kept bouncing, so I decided to post directly. Anyhow, before I tell you how to get the ANSI document, you should be aware of two things: 1. much of the basic information USERS of ANSI compilers (not designers) need to know can be found in the August issue of Dr. Dobb's Journal, which should be available at your local library. Not very detailed, but gives you the basics, and you can get at it immediately. An older issue of BYTE (Vol. 11, No. 3) has another semi-detailed account (but it IS older, some things may possibly have changed since then). 2. the "official" document has not yet been "ratified", so unless you have an overwhelming need to see the whole thing NOW, you might prefer to wait until January, when it is supposed to be accepted. It should also become readily available then - it will become a part of the ANSI standards list, and most library reference sections will have the documents, at least on microfilm. There may also be minor changes between now and then, so that is another incentive to wait. If you still want the real thing ASAP, this is how to do it (in America, anyhow; you might need to do some fiddling to get it in the U.K. - I don't know if you can reach our 800 numbers) To get the document, call 1-800-854-7179 and ask for Global Engineering Documents (they will transfer your call). When G.E.D. answers, ask for dpANS for C. The standard committee number is X3J11, if they need that. Then be prepared to shell out $65, because that's how much it costs (yet another reason to wait until it shows up in the library - I payed less than that for a largely conformant ANSI C compiler!). These things usually take 2 - 3 weeks, although that can vary, of course, especially going abroad. Good luck... Marc Sabatella mjs@ernie.Berkeley.EDU