mcgrory@aspen.IAG.HP.COM (John McGrory) (10/09/90)
DATE: October 8, 1990
FROM: John McGrory, IEEE P1003.9 Chair
TO: Potential Ballot Group Members
RE: IEEE P1003.9 Ballot Group Formation
The P1003.9 ("FORTRAN Language Bindings to POSIX") working group is
nearing its first ballot, with ballot-group formation about to begin.
We hope to have a large and diverse ballot group, and encourage all
interested parties to participate, so please also inform other
colleagues of this activity.
The basis for this language binding work is the published IEEE Standard
1003.1-1988, which has been accepted as FIPS standard 151-1, recognized
as an American National Standard by ANSI, and adopted as ISO Standard 9945-1.
All forthcoming POSIX standards, including this FORTRAN binding, are
targeted for these same standards bodies.
The IEEE Standard 1003.1-1988 presents both the POSIX kernel functionality
and the C language binding to that functionality. It has been the task
of the FORTRAN language binding committee to develop a standard interface
from the FORTRAN 77 language to the functionality provided in 1003.1.
The working group has accomplished this goal by developing a methodology
for providing access to all essential functionality from FORTRAN 77,
and has applied this methodology to produce a consistent set of interfaces.
Efforts have been made to incorporate current "common practice" where
appropriate, but yet specify only the minimum set of interfaces necessary
to effectively use the FORTRAN 77 language in a POSIX environment.
Although membership in the IEEE or the IEEE Computer Society is required
to be an official member of the ballot group, we will also accept ballots
from non-members (as "Parties of Interest") and devote equal attention to
the treatment of such ballots. Appropriate IEEE membership forms can be
obtained from the IEEE offices or directly from me; personal contact
information is given below.
The ballot-group invitation form must be received by the IEEE office
no later than November 2, 1990, so please act as soon as possible.
On behalf of the committee, I thank you for your interest and look
forward to your participation.
John McGrory
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