JTC1/SC22
N1496
Resolutions Prepared at the
Sixth Plenary Meeting of SC22
Paris, September 20-24, 1993
Draft version 4
Resolution AA: Varying Length Character Strings in
Fortran
(Believed to be stable, moved to end)
Resolution AB: CD registration of Ada documents
(Believed to be stable, moved to end)
Resolution AC: CD registration of revised Ada document
(Believed to be stable, moved to end)
Resolution AD: paragraph numbers in standards
ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22
- endorses WG9's request to allow the use of paragraph
numbers in their Ada standards; and
- requests WG9 and to work directly with ITTF to determine
what is possible for Ada.
Resolution AE: fast track processing of Ada binding to ISO/IEC
9945-1:1990 (POSIX)
(Withdrawn, see resolution AO)
Resolution AF: Appointment or reappointment of working group
conveners
(Believed to be stable, moved to end)
Resolution AG: Appointment of Project Editors
(Believed to be stable, moved to end)
Resolution AH: CD registration of revised Lisp document
(Believed to be stable, moved to end)
Resolution AI: Cobol Synchronization Plan
(Believed to be stable, moved to end)
Resolution AJ: Posix Synchronization Plan
(Believed to be stable, moved to end)
Resolution AK: Support for NP for POSIX Test Methods
(Believed to be stable, moved to end)
Resolution AL: Division of work for POSIX System Interface
(Believed to be stable, moved to end)
Resolution AM: Division of work for POSIX System
Administration
ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22
- recognizes the need for further subdivision of the POSIX
work item 22.21.03 to allow separate development and
balloting; and
- approves the following further division of 22.21.03,
System Administration:
22.21.03.01 System Administration
22.21.03.02 System Administration: Batch Services
22.21.03.03 System Administration: Print Administration
22.21.03.04 System Administration: Software Administration
22.21.03.05 System Administration: User Administration
Resolution AN: Approval for Concurrent CD Registration and
Ballot of Posix documents
ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22 authorizes the SC22 secretariat to conduct a
combined ballot for CD registration and consideration of the
CD, for documents for the following Posix projects, when they
are received:
- 22.21.01.01 Language Independent System Interface
specification (to be assigned to a new part of ISO/IEC
9945; corresponds to IEEE P1372);
- 22.21.01.03.01 Transparent File Access (corresponds to
IEEE P1003.8);
- 22.21.01.02.02 Real Time Extensions: Threads (corresponds
to IEEE P1003.4a);
- 22.21.03.02 9945-2 System Administration: Batch Services
Amendment (corresponds to IEEE P1003.15a);
- 22.21.03.03 System Administration: Print Administration
(P1003.7.1);
- 22.42 ISO/IEC 9945-1 Amendment: Security (corresponds to
IEEE P1003.6.1);
- 22.43 ISO/IEC 9945-2 Amendment: Security (corresponds to
IEEE P1003.6.2); and
- 22.xx Test Methods for ISO/IEC 9945-1 (if approved by
JTC1, NP in N1402; corresponds to IEEE P2003.1).
Resolution AO: Fast Track support for POSIX Ada Binding
(Believed to be stable, moved to end)
Resolution AP: Fast Track support for POSIX Fortran Binding
(withdrawn)
Resolution AQ: Appreciation: Mr Hal Jespersen
(moved to Appreciations group below)
Resolution AR: Periodic Review of 9945-1
(Withdrawn, replaced by redesignating first duplicate
Resolution AS from version 1, as below)
Resolution AR: POSIX language independent specifications
(Believed to be stable, moved to end)
Resolution AS: conformance test methods
(Believed to be stable, moved to end)
Resolution AT: new project editor for WG15
(Withdrawn, action item for SC22 Secretariat)
Resolution AU: user-defined prologue and epilogue code in
Modula 2
(Withdrawn)
Resolution AV: WG13 project dates
(Withdrawn)
Resolution AW: late DIS registration for Modula 2
(Believed to be stable, moved to end)
Resolution AX: Minimal Modula-2
(Withdrawn)
Resolution AY: project editors for Modula-2
(Believed to be stable, moved to end)
Resolution AZ: VDM-SL as used in Modula-2 standard
(Withdrawn)
Resolution BA: use of VDM-SL in defining programming language
standards
(Believed to be stable, moved to end)
Resolution BB: approval of category C liaison
(Believed to be stable, moved to end)
Resolution BC: Withdrawal of ISO Standard
(Believed to be stable, moved to end)
Resolutions BD-BH inclusive:
(all moved to Appreciations group below)
Resolution BI: JTC1 comments on document N1313
(Believed to be stable, moved to end)
Resolution BJ: subdivision of WG20 project
(Believed to be stable, moved to end)
Resolution BK: letter ballots on draft WG20 NPs
(Believed to be stable, moved to end)
Resolution BL: Posix OSE
ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22
- instructs WG15 to verify that the document being developed
for work item 22.38, Guide to Posix Open Systems
Environments, is consistent with the title, scope and
purpose of the approved NP; and
- notes that a change of scope would require approval by
SC22 and JTC1.
Resolution BM: confirmation of APL standard
(Believed to be stable, moved to end)
Resolution BN: CD registration of VDM-SL
(Believed to be stable, moved to end)
Resolution BO: Enabling of ISO/IEC 10646 data
ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22
- requests its working groups to support ISO/IEC 10646-1:1993
in their standards, and ensure that those of their standards
which support character types permit the manipulation of all
coded characters in ISO/IEC 10646-1:1993;
- points out that this will:
(a) make all coded characters in 10646, including level
3, available for use within applications; and
(b) not require the semantic interpretation of
composite sequences.
Resolution BP: Interlanguage communication support for
ISO/IEC 10646
(withdrawn)
Resolution BQ: File System Safe-Universal Transfer Format
ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22
- recognizes the need to register the File System Safe-
Universal Transfer Format (FSS-UTF); and
- instructs the WG14 convenor to take the necessary steps to
register FSS-UTF with the ECMA Registration Authority
according to the structure of ISO 2375.
Resolution BR: Composite sequences
ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22
- recognizes the difficulties for programming languages and
supporting environments to provide support for composite
sequences of ISO/IEC 10646-1:1993; and
- invites member bodies to submit recommendations based on
experience in this area.
Resolution BS: Encoding announcement mechanisms
ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22
- recognizes the need for announcement mechanisms for
different encodings, levels and subrepertoires within
ISO/IEC 10646 (see section 17.1 of ISO/IEC 10646-1:1993,
second sentence); and
- encourages WG20 to establish appropriate liaison accordingly
with other relevant working groups within SC2, SC21 and
other JTC1 subcommittees on the issue of encoding
annoncement mechanisms.
Resolution BT: Consistent terminology with ISO/IEC 10646
ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22 encourages its working groups
- to use the terminology defined by ISO/IEC 10646-1:1993
(clause 4, " Definitions"), to adopt it, and to apply it to
SC22 work where possible; and
- where this is not possible, to explain terminology conflicts
within the documents produced from project work items or
revisions.
Resolution BU: Details of current and intended WG20 work
ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22 instructs its WG20, by 31 December 1993, to
provide to the SC22 secretariat for distribution a detailed
report on the current work and anticipated output of WG20, so
that members will be better able to understand the scope of
WG20 and its relation to other SC22 WG activities.
Resolution BV: Registry of cultural elements
ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22 instructs WG20 to clarify
_ the purpose of the proposed registry of cultural elements;
- the nature of the registry contents; and
- how these contents could be used by programming languages.
Resolution BW: API Specifications
ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22
- endorses the spirit of the recommendations of document
JTC1 N2319, Contribution on the Need ... for the
Standardization of API Specifications;
- recommends to JTC1 that a method for publishing be
established for the guidelines which will result from
review and comment on JTC1 N2536.
- believes that implementation of this course of action is
required in a timely fashion;
- recognizes that this work has a cross-SC interest and has
significant technical content;
- believes that a methodology will be necessary for
reevaluating these guidelines as a result of further
experience;
- places on record that it has significant interests in the
area of Application Programming Interfaces, together with
relevant expertise;
- points out that its whole programme of work consists of
standards that are affected by these API guidelines;
- further points out that this programme of work includes
standards which address needs in this area, such as formal
definition techniques, cross-language specifications, and
language independent specification guidelines; and
therefore
_ expresses its willingness to participate in
activities appropriate to this area.
Resolution BX: comment on JTC1 N2536
Resolution BY: APIs
(both incorporated in revised resolution BW above)
Resolution BZ: Revision of ISO 1989 Cobol: use of
accelerated procedure
(withdrawn)
Resolution CB: policies on cross-language issues
ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22 accepts the spirit of the proposed policies
on cross-language issues recommended by the ad hoc group on
cross-language issues which met at this plenary meeting, and
instructs the SC22 secretariat to issue a letter ballot on
adoption of the policies by SC22, when the relevant document,
N1493, is received from the convener of the ad hoc group.
Resolution CC: policies on language-independent service
specifications
(covered by revised resolution CB above)
Resolution CD: Approval of category C liaison
ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22
- approves, subject to the provision of additional
supporting information, the establishment of category C
liaison between SHARE Europe and WG20
Internationalization, as requested in documents N1485 and
N1490; and
- instructs the SC22 Secretariat, if necessary in
consultation with the SC22 chairman, to seek JTC1
authorization for such liaison.
Resolution CE: NP Submission of XBase
(withdrawn)
Resolution CF: Input of Requirements
(withdrawn)
Resolution CG: User Requirements in NPs
ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22 draws the attention of its WGs and member
bodies to the following requirements of the JTC1 Directives:
- that NPs should address the issues of user needs and
benefits in the "Scope" and "Purpose and Justification"
clauses (Form 3, reverse);
- that "Each standard shall incorporate, where applicable,
an annex that ... indicates what user requirements are
addressed by the standard" (Clause 6.5.1.7).
Resolution CH: Commonality in Standards
ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22
- believes that greater commonality in its standards would
aid their timely production in an effective and efficient
manner; and therefore
- encourages its working groups
to adopt, whenever possible, specifications already in use
in other standards; and
to use definitional approaches it supports, such as
(a) cross-language standards (e.g. LIA, LID, LIPC);
(b) formal specification methods (e.g. VDM-SL, Z);
(c) guidelines in TRs (e.g. conformity clauses); and
(d) other formal description techniques (e.g. BNF, Cobol
syntax definition for Cobol-related standards, etc.).
Resolution CI: Description of notation and interworking
requirements
ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22 resolves that future work items and
revisions
- shall describe the definitional approaches to be used, and
justify the use of any which are not already used within
SC22 projects; and
- shall describe and justify their intentions with respect
to interworking.
Resolution CJ: revision of CHILL
ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22 recommends that ISO/IEC 9496:1989 CCITT high
level language CHILL be revised, and requests that ITU-T be
asked to submit the most recent version of CHILL for JTC1 fast
track processing as a revision of ISO/IEC 9496.
Resolution CK: WG4 Copyright Concerns
ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22 instructs the SC22 secretariat to contact
ITTF to ask for a response to the copyright concerns expressed
by WG4 in its document SC22/WG4 N014 (attached to document
SC22 N1483, WG4 Annual Report for 1993).
Resolution CL: Approval of concurrent PDAM registration and
ballot for FIMS
ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22 approves concurrent PDAM registration and
ballot for:
22.27.02 FIMS/COBOL binding
22.27.03 Intermediate FIMS Subset
Resolution CM: Assignment of project 22.45, Specification
Language Z
ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22 assigns project 22.45 (Specification
Language Z) to WG19 until the next SC22 plenary.
Resolution CN: PCTE
ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22
- notes the recommended assignment of PCTE to SC22 using the
JTC1 fast track ballot of DIS 13719 (3 parts) and
expresses its interest in PCTE;
- affirms that it is willing to accept assignment of this
project, if the recommendation is approved;
- in the event of assignment to SC22, accepts the ECMA offer
to host an ad hoc ballot resolution meeting in
(approximately) early July 1994, which would be convened
by the SC22 chairman, and requests the SC22 chairman to
work with ECMA to determine the meeting details.
Resolution CO: Guidance to WG conveners on JTC1 directives
ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22 reminds its WG conveners to operate in
accordance with the JTC1 directives and in particular draws
attention to the following provisions:
- working group meeting participants must be authorized by
their national body or liaison organization (1.5.2);
- work must be progressed in a timely fashion (2.1.3.10,
2.1.3.11);
- an annex on portability considerations should where
applicable be incorporated in standards (6.5.1.7);
- the CD ballot resolution must occur within three months of
the close of CD ballot (6.5.2.5);
- standards must be periodically reviewed (6.11);
- meeting notices and agendas must be distributed by the
SC22 secretariat, preferably four months, but no later
than three months in advance (3.5.4.2) (to implement
which, SC22 instructs its WG conveners to provide meeting
notices and agendas no later than four months in advance
of the meeting); and
- meeting reports must be distributed within two months of
the end of the meeting (3.7).
Resolution CP: Affirmation of liaison officers
ISO/IEC JTC1 SC22 reaffirms the following liaison officers:
SC2 - Mr. J.W. van Wingen
SC7 - Mr. J. Cot�
SC21 - Mr. I. Korn
SC21/WG3 - Mr. I. Korn
and notes that the liaison with SC15 and SC18 should be
withdrawn.
Resolution CQ: SC22 coordination with CEN TCs
ISO/IEC JTC1 SC22
- having considered the lack of approval by JTC1 of the
"Vienna agreement" between ISO and CEN, notes the
following impacts:
(a) lack of a formal channel to establish liaisons with
CEN TCs (e.g., TC311, TC304), and
(b) increased opportunity for divergence between the
European and ISO versions of the same standard (e.g.,
potentially, PCTE); and therefore
- requests JTC1 to take the actions necessary to allow to
coordinate its standardization activities with CEN TCs. Substantive resolutions believed to be stable
Resolution AA: Varying Length Character Strings in
Fortran
ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22
- notes the objections to the current designation of the
Varying Length Character String draft standard as
Amendment 1 of ISO 1539:1991, as expressed in CD ballot
comments;
- authorizes the change of designation of this draft
standard to ISO 1539-2, to make it the second part of a
multipart standard of which the first part will be ISO
1539:1991, redesignated as ISO 1539-1:1991
- instructs the SC22 Secretariat to register document N1495
as DIS 1539-2 as a second part of a multipart standard,
redesignated ISO 1539-1.
Resolution
AB:���������_���_����_____�����_�������_____���_����������_���
���_�����_����_�������������������__�����_��������_���������_�
�����_���_���_����_���_��������������������_������_���_�������
��������������������������������������____�������__�����__����
__���__��__��������������______����______���������������������
�����_�_����_����_�����_�������_���_������_������_���_���_����
_�������������_�������_______���_���_���_����_�����_�������_��
�_������������_���������_���_���_����_�����_������_����_���_����������_������_______����_���������������������_����_��������_���������_������_���_���_����_����_____���������������_������_���_���������������������������������������������____�������__�����__����__���__��__�������������__����__��__����__�������������������������_�_����_����_�����_��������_�_�������_������_���_���__��__�������������_�������_���������_���_���__��__�����_�������_���_������������_���������_���_���_����_�����_������_����_���_����������_������_����������_���������������_�����_����_��������_���������_������_���_�/SC22 appoints
the following project editors:
- T. K. Sato (22.30.01 - Framework - requirements and models
for internationalization)
- Keld Simonsen (22.30.02.01 - Functionality of the
internationalization of applications)
- Alain LaBont� (22.30.02.02 - Functionality of the
internationalization of applications - international
ordering of ISO/IEC 10646)
- Don Sando (22.10.04 - Ada Complex Types and Functions)
- Jon Squire (22.10.05 - Ada Complex Elementary Functions)
- Andrew Koenig (22.32 - Programming Language C++)
Resolution AH: CD registration of revised Lisp document
ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22 authorizes the CD registration of a revised
version of document N1311 (IS Lisp), incorporating the
resolution of ballot comments recorded in document N1472, when
the revised version has been received by the SC22 secretariat.
Resolution AI: Cobol Synchronization Plan
ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22 approves the Cobol synchronization plan as
given in document N1484.
Resolution AJ: Posix Synchronization Plan
ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22 approves the Posix synchronization plan as
given in document N1360.
Resolution AK: Support for NP for POSIX Test Methods
ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22
- endorses the New Work Item Proposal in document N1402 for
test methods for 9945-1; and
- instructs the SC22 Secretariat to forward this NP to JTC1
for balloting.
Resolution AL: Division of work for POSIX System Interface
ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22
- recognizes the need for separate development and balloting
POSIX work item 22.21.01.02, Real Time and Extensions; and
- approves the following division of 22.21.01.02, Real Time
Extensions:
22.21.01.02.01 Real Time
22.21.01.02.02 Real Time Extensions: Threads
Resolution AO: Fast Track support for POSIX Ada Binding
ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22 requests the U.S. National Body to forward
ANS/IEEE Std. 1005.5, POSIX Ada Language Interfaces, for
fasttrack balloting by JTC1.
Resolution AR: POSIX language independent specifications
ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22 requests its member bodies and WG convenors
to assist WG15 in identifying experts who are able to
participate in and contribute to the development of the POSIX
language independent specifications.
Resolution AS: Conformance test methods
ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22 instructs the SC22 Secretariat to forward a
revised version of document N1403, Conformance Testing
Reference Model for Open System Environments, which will be
available after the October 1993 WG15 meeting, to JTC1 SWG-CA,
SGFS, SC6, SC18, SC21, SC24, and SC26, with a request for
comments from each of these bodies.
Resolution AW: late DIS registration for Modula 2
ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22
- notes that DIS registration of the next revision of CD
10514 Modula 2 will not take place until after the normal
maximum allowed time from CD registration as prescribed in
the JTC1 directives;
- accepts as valid the reasons for the delay in submission;
and
- authorizes the extension by one year of the time permitted
for progression of the CD to DIS stage.
Resolution AY: project editors for Modula-2
ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22 requests its member bodies to help WG13 in
identifying suitable candidates to be project editors for the
following projects:
JTC1.22.18.2 (Object-oriented Modula-2); and
JTC1.22.18.3 (Modula-2 binding to POSIX).
Resolution BA: use of VDM-SL in defining programming language
standards
ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22 requests the convenors of WG13 and WG19
- to investigate the possibility of developing a Technical
Report on the use of VDM-SL in defining programming
languages; and
- having consulted the SC22 secretariat, to decide whether
to submit a draft new work item proposal to SC22 for such
a Technical Report.
Resolution BB: approval of category C liaison
ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22
- approves the establishment of category C liaison between
X/Open and WG4 - Cobol; and
- instructs the SC22 Secretariat to seek JTC1 authorization
for such liaison.
Resolution BC: Withdrawal of ISO Standard
ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22 recommends withdrawal of ISO 6373:1983,
Minimal BASIC.
Resolution BI: JTC1 comments on document N1313
ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22
- has considered and accepts the comments by JTC1 on
document SC22 N1313, ****title****, contained in document
JTC1 N2639, SC22 N****;
- expresses its appreciation of the work entailed in
producing many valid comments;
- does not, however, consider it necessary to reissue the
document N1313 at present. Resolution BJ: subdivision of WG20 project
ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22
- accepts the vote as recorded in N1378 as indicating
approval of the proposed subdivision of project 20.30.02;
and therefore
- approves the following subdivision of 22.30.02,
Functionality of the internationalization of applications:
22.30.02.01 - Functionality of the internationalization of
applications;
22.30.02.02 - Functionality of the internationalization of
applications - international ordering of ISO/IEC 10646.
Resolution BK: letter ballots on draft WG20 NPs
ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22 instructs the SC22 secretariat to distribute
revised versions of documents N1486 and N1487 for SC22
consultative letter ballot.
Resolution BM: confirmation of APL standard
ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22 recommends confirmation of ISO 8485:1989
APL.
Resolution BN: CD registration of VDM-SL
ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22 authorizes CD registration of the current
WG19 working draft of the VDM-SL standard, noting that it is
technically unchanged from the version in document N1346,
when received by the SC22 secretariat. Resolutions of appreciation
Resolution AQ: Appreciation: Mr Hal Jespersen
ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22 expresses its warmest thanks and
appreciation to Mr Hal Jespersen for his outstanding
contributions as project editor to the work of WG15 and in
guiding ISO/IEC IS9945-1 and 9945-2 through to final published
standards, and also for his contributions to many documents
which are still in the development and approval cycle.
Resolution BD: Appreciation: Mr Paul Rabin
ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22 expresses its warmest thanks and
appreciation to Mr Paul Rabin for his work as convener of the
SC22 ad hoc group on Cross Language Issues.
Resolution BE: Appreciation: Dr Leroy Dickey
ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22 expresses its warmest thanks and
appreciation to Dr Leroy Dickey for convening the ad hoc
meeting on Character Set Issues at such short notice.
Resolution BF: Appreciation: Mr Eiji Tokunaga
ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22 expresses its warmest thanks and
appreciation to M.Eiji Tokunaga for his more than twenty years
of service to SC22 and its predecessor committee TC97/SC5, and
for all that he has done to further the development and
standardization of programming languages; and extends to him
its best wishes for a long and enjoyable retirement.
Resolution BG: Appreciation: Dr Helmut Mertes
ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22 expresses its warmest thanks and
appreciation to Dr. H. Mertes for his services to SC22 and for
all that he has done to further the development and
standardization of programming languages.
Resolution CA: Appreciation: Mr Joseph Cot�
ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22
- records the enormous debt of gratitude that it owes to its
first secretariat, Mr Joseph Cot�, for the very many
services to SC22 that he has provided since before the
inception of the subcommittee in 1985;
- notes with pleasure that he will remain in contact ith
SC22 in future, as liaison with SC7; and
- expresses its warmest good wishes for his future career.
Resolution CP: Appreciation: Mr Dick Weaver
ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22 expresses its thanks to Mr Dick Weaver for
his work as WG20 (Internationalization) convener.
Resolution CQ: Appreciation: Mr Steve Carter
ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22 expresses its thanks to Mr Steve Carter for
his work as WG21 (C++) convenor.
Resolution BH: Appreciation: general
(see end)
ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22 expresses its appreciation to all those who
have assisted in the work of this meeting, and in particular
- to the companies and institutions that sponsored the
meeting, namely AQL, CNES, COMPAQ, IBM, ILOG, and AFNOR;
- to M Claude Bourstin for his organization of the meeting,
and Mme Emila Pinto and Mme Maria Mata for their
secretariat services;
- to M Fran�ois Ghoche for his informative presentation on
the XBase language;
- to MM R�gis Minot and Germain Sagols for their informative
presentation on PCTE and ECMA's plans for its ISO
standardization;
- to the ad hoc meeting conveners, namely Mr Paul Rabin
(Cross Language Issues), Dr Leroy Dickey (Character Set
Issues), Mr Mark Woodman (Language Proliferation), Mr Jim
Isaac (APIs), and Mr Andrew Walker (Internationalization);
- to the drafting committee members, namely Mr Isak Korn,
drafting committee chair, M Francois Genuys, Mr Harris
Hall, Mr Graham Warren, and Mr Brian Meek for their
editing services; and, last but not least
- Mr Bob Follett for his patient, good-humoured but
nevertheless efficient chairing of the meeting.