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From: bobdi@omepd (Bob Dietrich)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.pascal
Subject: Re: Multiple function-values (was: Re: The gaping hole left by var parameters ...)
Message-ID: <3506@omepd>
Date: 31 May 88 21:40:52 GMT
References: <5879@uwmcsd1.UUCP> <3499@omepd> <5915@uwmcsd1.UUCP> <3854@diku.dk> <347@buengc.BU.EDU>
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Organization: Intel Corp., Hillsboro, Oregon
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In article <347@buengc.BU.EDU> art@buengc.bu.edu (A. R. Thompson) writes:
> [...]                                       Actually, functions that have
>structured types as a result type are to become part of the new Pascal
>standard due out soon.  When?
>
There is a letter ballot out now on whether to send the latest version of the
draft proposed Extended Pascal standard out for public comment. The ballot
period ends June 3, and results should be available at the Joint Pascal
Committee (JPC) meeting the week of June 13 in Minnesota. Assuming the ballot
succeeds, a month or so later the draft will go out for a public comment
period of probably 60 days. Any comments received must be resolved, and then
the decision made whether or not the resolution caused substantial change,
which means going through the cycle again.

This will be the second public comment period for the draft. The first
comment period generated a couple of inches of comments and responses, but I
think we are converging. Extended Pascal won't be a perfect language (name
one that is to everyone!), but I think it will be quite useful.

				Bob Dietrich
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