ANSI C++ and ANSI C (was Re: "packed" objects)

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From: Doug Landauer
Date: Thu, 02 Aug 1990 21:51

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> ... we are talking about the standard for C++.  ... this standard remains
> to be defined, and is independent from the existing standard for C,

Well, not quite independent.  The goals statement adopted by X3J16 last
March includes a statement that looked a lot like this:

    The standard will be based on the C++ Reference Manual
    (X3J16/90-0020) and the C Programming Language Standard
    (ANS X3.159-1989).
    
    The ISO C Standard will become an additional base document
    when available.

    The C++ Reference Manual will take precedence when the
    base documents disagree, except where the committee decides
    otherwise.

(The C++ Reference Manual that this refers to is not Ellis & Stroustrup's
book, but rather Stroustrup's "UNIX System V AT&T C++ Language System
Release 2.1 Product Reference Manual, Select Code 307-159".  It is
nearly identical to E&S minus the annotations.)

It seems clear to me that the intent is to make ANSI C++ "As Close As
Possible to ANSI C, but No Closer".  Remember, X3J16's job is not to
design a new language.
-- 
    Speaking neither for Sun nor for X3J16...
Doug Landauer - Sun Microsystems, Inc. - Languages - landauer@eng.sun.com
    Matt Groening on C++:  "Our language is one great salad."

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From: landauer@morocco.Sun.COM (Doug Landauer)
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Subject: ANSI C++ and ANSI C (was Re: "packed" objects)
Summary: ANSI C++ is not really independent from ANSI C
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