On Wed, 19 May 1999, G. Adam Stanislav wrote: > Hello All, > > I have recently exchanged some email with a person involved in the upcoming > c9x - new version of ANSI C, which is, among other things, supposed to bring > some changes in localization functions. > > Since I am working on the wctype.h functions, I asked him where I could learn > more about the new standard. He told me to download it from www.c9x.org, but > to do it quickly because as soon as it becomes the official ISO standard he > will have to remove it from the web (he did not say why, but we all know how > much ISO charges for its standards). > > I just downloaded it, and thought I'd share the fact with you - anyone > interested in the upcoming changes to ISO C may want to download it now as > well. > Get the text version as the pdf version appears corrupt. > > Here's the URL again, all by itself: > > http://www.c9x.org/
I tell you, I must say that the new spec, from what I've heard (and some limited reading of magazine articles), brings in a lot of C++ to C, and really is a gift to compiler vendors. No changes *I'd* want. Of course, the only OO language I care for is Java, being that it's far simpler than C++. Becoming well versed in C++ has meant that I can now bore you endlessly with well expressed reasons why I dislike C++. Now you have all the language propeller-heads wanting to change C into a C++ lookalike. If they succeed in doing it to Java, I may have to drop Java. I hope we aren't all forced to adopt the new changes. ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- Chuck Robey | Interests include any kind of voice or data [email protected] | communications topic, C programming, and Unix. 213 Lakeside Drive Apt T-1 | Greenbelt, MD 20770 | I run picnic (FreeBSD-current) (301) 220-2114 | and jaunt (Solaris7). ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe: send mail to [email protected] with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
