[comp.std.c] Rationale

richard@aiai.ed.ac.uk (Richard Tobin) (12/08/90)

In article <14650@smoke.brl.mil> gwyn@smoke.brl.mil (Doug Gwyn) writes:
>You don't have to ask me; the Rationale document explains the reasoning.

Which reminds me - I got my copy of the Standard through BSI, who in turn
got it from ISO.  It doesn't include the rationale.  Where did it get
lost?

-- Richard
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gwyn@smoke.brl.mil (Doug Gwyn) (12/09/90)

In article <3854@skye.ed.ac.uk> richard@aiai.UUCP (Richard Tobin) writes:
>Which reminds me - I got my copy of the Standard through BSI, who in turn
>got it from ISO.  It doesn't include the rationale.  Where did it get lost?

I doubt very much that they distributed a copy of the ANSI C standard
(X3.159-1989), because that includes the Rationale.  Maybe you should
complain to your supplier.