17 Oct
2001
17 Oct
'01
9:42 p.m.
CBFalconer wrote:
"Classic" is a perfect description of ISO-7185 (thanks, Prospero), since it corresponds exactly (well, with just one change, suggested by Wirth) to the language originally defined in the 'User Manual and Report' published by Jensen and Wirth, in 1974.What is this one change, BTW?
Conformant arrays. Also some tightening up. The existance of any change was a big battle between the US and the world, circa 1980, resulting in level 0 and level 1 as a compromise. OTHERWISE was in the earlier drafts too.
Conformant arrays are the only difference between 7185 level 0 and 1, aren't they? So level 0 is completely equivalent to original Wirth Pascal? Or did Wirth Pascal contain `otherwise'?
Frank
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