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Re: POSIX - Caving In Under Its Own Weight (Long

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From: Chris Flatters
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 23:21

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Submitted-by: cflatter@NRAO.EDU (Chris Flatters)

In article 1halvbINN9kd@ftp.UU.NET, stephe@usenix.org (Stephen R. Walli) writes:
>....  One should assume that the standard is based on
>existing practice for the most part. That existing practice is in a
>particular programming language for API type standards.  Those will be
>the first people to come forward to develop the standard. (There has
>to be a need to standardize.)

Actually, producing a language independent specification plus language
bindings is already an existing practice for API standards.  Both the
ISO/ANSI GKS and PHIGS standards have this form.  The only aspect of the
POSIX effort that cuts new ground is the use of LI specifications to
approximate existing APIs.

	Chris Flatters
	cflatter@nrao.edu

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