johnro@microsoft.UUCP (John ROGERS) (08/18/90)
Hi! Could someone please clarify something in the LRM for me? I've
been looking at the definitions of all of the attributes, and I noticed
something for the first time. At least 5 of the attributes are described as
"functions", but 1 of the attributes is described as a "special function".
The regular ones ('IMAGE, 'POS, 'PRED, 'SUCC, and 'VALUE) don't seem to be
much different from the "special" one ('VAL). I haven't been able to
find anything in the LRM (or the index to the Rationale that I have)
on this. So, can anyone tell me what a "special function" is?
If you'd like to look it up for yourself, the sections of the LRM are
3.5.5(7) and Annex A(48).
Thanks in advance,
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"An eye for an eye just leaves everyone blind."pattis@cs.washington.edu (Richard Pattis) (08/18/90)
In article <56685@microsoft.UUCP>, johnro@microsoft.UUCP (John ROGERS) writes: > Hi! Could someone please clarify something in the LRM for me? I've > been looking at the definitions of all of the attributes, and I noticed > something for the first time. At least 5 of the attributes are described as > "functions", but 1 of the attributes is described as a "special function". > The regular ones ('IMAGE, 'POS, 'PRED, 'SUCC, and 'VALUE) don't seem to be > much different from the "special" one ('VAL). I haven't been able to > find anything in the LRM (or the index to the Rationale that I have) > on this. So, can anyone tell me what a "special function" is? This is like Seasme Street(?): one of these things is not like the others, one of these things just doesn't belong.... I vote that the difference, derived from a real close reading of the LRM (how else does one read it) is that while all the other functions state the type of their parameter (it must be a unique type), VAL allows any integer type as its parameter. Does that make it "special" enough. Follow ups to Church Lady. Rich Pattis