ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22/WG15 N334 Attachment 6: Resolutions RESOLUTION 92-203 Correction of CD Ballot for 1003.3 Whereas SC22/WG15 has proposed the CD registration of IEEE Std. 1003.3-1991 as an ISO/IEC standard, and Whereas the specific intent of SC22/WG15 is that IEEE Std. 1003.3-1991 be registered as a proposed ISO/IEC standard and not as a Technical Report as clearly documented in SC22/WG15 Resolution 129 (approved May 1991) and SC22/WG15 N174, and Whereas IEEE Std. 1003.3-1991 is currently in ballot for CD Registration as a Technical Report Type 3, Therefore SC22/WG15 instructs its Convenor to notify the JTC1/SC22 secretariat by November 6, 1992 of this error in the current registration process, and request that this error be corrected as soon as possible. RESOLUTION 92-204 NP for Test Methods Whereas the RGCT has discussed the UK comments on the ballot of CD 13210 (SC22 N1266), and Whereas that discussion has identified the following issues as potential, but not an exhaustive list of topics for an NP:- 1. The Conformance Assessment Process 2. The Coordination Process for test methods and means of testing 3. The Criteria for Standardised Test Reporting requirements 4. Testing for Profiles and Language Independent Specifications and, Whereas the UK has indicated its preparedness to draft an NP in these areas, Therefore, SC22/WG15 requests the UK to draft an NP and distribute for review and comment by SC22/WG15 as soon as possible and for presentation at the next meeting of SC22/WG15. RESOLUTION 92-205 NP for Test Methods to SC22 Whereas SC22/WG15 has noted that the US is developing standards for test methods for POSIX standards, and Whereas standardisation of test methods for international POSIX standards may provide substantial benefits, and Whereas document WG15 N331 represents a preliminary draft of a project proposal for standardisation of test methods for POSIX, Therefore, - SC22/WG15 instructs its Convenor to conduct a consultative letter ballot of SC22/WG15 to determine the acceptability of the text of WG15 N331 as an NP proposal - SC22/WG15 instructs its Convenor to forward N331 to JTC1/SC22 as an NP proposal should the above ballot close with no negative ballots and with no substantive ballot comments. RESOLUTION 92-206 Submission of 1003.3.1 for CD Registration Whereas SC22/WG15 has requested the US to submit an NP for Test Methods for the SC22/WG15 Projects, and Whereas IEEE document POSIX.3.1 is expected to be approved as IEEE Std. 1003.3.1-1992 in Dec. 1992, Therefore, SC22/WG15 requests the US to provide the WG15 Convenor a copy of IEEE Std. 1003.3.1-1992 for CD registration subject to the approval of the NP. RESOLUTION 92-207 Test Methods Visibility Whereas SC22/WG15 has requested the US to submit an NP for Test Methods for SC22/WG15 projects, Therefore SC22/WG15 requests the US to bring forward for SC22/WG15 consideration any such work under development in the US in accordance with the agreed synchronisation plan subject to the approval of the NP. RESOLUTION 92-208 1003.3.2 to WG15 for Review & Comment Whereas SC22/WG15 has requested the US to submit an NP for Test Methods for SC22/WG15 projects, and Whereas the document IEEE P1003.3.2, Test Methods for IEEE Std. 1003.2-1992 has reached a stage of development which is appropriate for consideration by SC22/WG15, Therefore, SC22/WG15 requests the US to submit the appropriate draft of IEEE P1003.3.2 for SC22/WG15 review and comment subject to the approval of the NP. RESOLUTION 92-209 Information for SGFS Whereas the liaison report from the SGFS meeting in June 1992 seeks information to go forward to the SGFS Authorised Subgroup meeting in December 1992 Therefore SC22/WG15 instructs its SGFS Liaison to forward document N297 (P1003.0 Draft 15) and document N164 (P1003.18 Draft 3) to SGFS. RESOLUTION 92-210 Gaps Whereas SC22/WG15 is aware of profile work which requires capabilities not currently addressed by International standards, and Whereas it would be of value for WG15 RGCPA to have guidance as to how these should be addressed in proposed profiles, Therefore the SC22/WG15 requests its member bodies and liaisons to offer specific recommendations on how profiles can be constructed in areas where standardisation work is incomplete, and where there are insufficient standards to meet fully the user need. RESOLUTION 92-211 Progression of 1003.0 SC22/WG15 requests the US to provide IEEE 1003.0 (Draft 16 or later), to the SC22/WG15 Convenor for forwarding to JTC 1/SC22 for registration as a PDTR for a Type 3 Technical Report. RESOLUTION 92-212 Appointment of Liaison to SC21/WG4 SC22/WG15 appoints Mr. M. Kirk as the SC22/WG15 liaison to SC21/WG4. RESOLUTION 92-213 Appointment of Liaison to SC22/WG13 SC22/WG15 appoints Mr. K. Hopper as the SC22/WG15 liaison to SC22/WG13. RESOLUTION 92-214 Appointment of Liaison to SC27 SC22/WG15 appoints Mr. L. Boiteau as the SC22/WG15 liaison to SC27. RESOLUTION 92-215 Appointment of Liaison to SC21 SC22/WG15 appoints Mr. L. Boiteau as the SC22/WG15 liaison to SC21/WG1 (Security). RESOLUTION 92-216 P1003.6 / PCTE Review Whereas the IEEE working group P1003.6 has prepared a document comparing their work on security interfaces with the ECMA PCTE security interfaces, and Whereas SC22/WG15 desires that the P1003.6 interfaces and the PCTE security interfaces not be in conflict, Therefore, SC22/WG15 instructs its Convenor to forward document N319 to ECMA TC33 for review and comment. RESOLUTION 92-217 Forwarding of POSIX.6 Whereas the IEEE working group P1003.6 will be re-balloting Draft 13 of POSIX.6 prior to the next meeting of SC22/WG15, and Whereas SC22/WG15 desires that POSIX.6 be co-ordinated as well as possible with other security interface specifications, Therefore, SC22/WG15 requests the US to forward Draft 13 of POSIX.6 to its Convenor for inclusion in the SC22/WG15 document list who is to then forward the document to the SC22/WG15 liaisons for SC27 and SC21/WG1 to be forwarded for review and comment to both SC21/WG1 and SC27. Input should be requested within the time period allowed to members of the balloting group for POSIX.6. The Liaisons are further requested to forward the responses from SC21/WG1 and SC27 to the POSIX.6 ballot resolution group in a timely manner. RESOLUTION 92-218 JTC 1 Ballot Response Process Whereas SC22/WG15 has noted that on two occasions ballot objectors did not receive ballot resolutions, Therefore, - SC22/WG15 instructs its Convenor to audit all JTC 1, SC22 and WG15 ballots and ballot resolutions concerning SC22/WG15 - SC22/WG15 instructs its Convenor to distribute a report of the results of that audit prior to its May 1993 meeting. RESOLUTION 92-219 9945-1 Real Time Whereas the plan is to incorporate the real time extensions (POSIX.4) into 9945-1LIS, and Whereas 9945-1LIS is about to be registered as a CD, and Whereas SC22/WG15 would consider it advantageous to expedite the completion of the LIS standards of both the real time extensions and 9945-1, so long as any delays imposed upon the completion of 9945-1LIS are acceptable, Therefore, SC22/WG15 instructs the SC22/WG15 Project Editor, in consultation with the US, to report back at the next meeting of SC22/WG15 on the feasibility of merging the real time extensions into 9945-1LIS before 9945-1LIS becomes an International Standard taking into account the provision that this should be done without adversely affecting the progress of existing C-language versions of P1003.4 (Real-Time Extensions) and P1003.4A (Threads). RESOLUTION 92-220 Liaison Reports Whereas Liaison Reports are official communications between SC22/WG15 and other standards authorities, and Whereas Liaison Reports represent official SC22/WG15 statements, Therefore, all SC22/WG15 Liaisons are instructed to submit their Liaison Reports to SC22/WG15 to obtain a SC22/WG15 document number, before the Liaison Reports are submitted to the groups with which they are approved to liaise. RESOLUTION 92-221 Progressing IEEE 1003.5 (Ada) Whereas SC22/WG15 is aware of the desire expressed by the US (N310) to submit IEEE Std. 1003.5 (Ada) for fast-track processing as an International Standard, and Whereas France has expressed concern regarding the potential semantic differences between this proposed "thick binding" and ISO 9945-1:!990, and Whereas France wishes that the international community take the work of IEEE Std. 1003.5-1992 into account, Therefore SC22/WG15 requests France to identify any potential semantic differences and also requests Member Bodies to consider the advisability of registering IEEE Std. 1003.5-1992 as a Type 2 Technical Report. RESOLUTION 92-222 9945-1 Amendment Whereas the current DIS 9945-2 has introduced numerous facilities to enhance the internationalisation of the shell programming interfaces (such as extensions to the Standard C locale facilities, character mapping interfaces, utility messaging, date/time formats, etc.), and Whereas the POSIX.2b development effort is proposed to contain additional facilities of this type, based on SC22/WG15 member body comments, and Whereas SC22/WG15 notes considerable developer interest in promoting standardised programming language APIs to support such facilities, particularly in the interest of promoting implementation consistency, Therefore, SC22/WG15 requests that the US : 1. Consider the support of such facilities in early versions of 9945-1 amendments (such as P1003.1a) currently in plan. 2. Inform SC22/WG15 of any plans for synchronising the internationalisation interfaces between 9945-1 and 9945-2. RESOLUTION 92-223 9945 multibyte/wide character handling Whereas the current ISO/IEC 9945-1 (POSIX.1) does not support any APIs for multibyte/wide character handling that are defined by ISO/IEC 9899 (C Language), and Whereas the DIS 9945-2 (POSIX.2) does specify generic character handling features based upon a character definition that "a character means a sequence of one or more bytes representing a single symbol", and Whereas an amendment to ISO/IEC 9899 is scheduled in 1993, in which Multibyte character Support Extensions (MSE) are proposed to provide a set of functions for multibyte/wide character handling, aiming at improvement of worldwide portability of C programs that need generic character handling capabilities, and Whereas the CD 9945-2 Ballot Dispositions and the POSIX.2b Draft has indicated that certain extensions will be needed in conjunction with the proposed ISO C MSE and its derivatives in the POSIX environment, and an API part of which should be included in a future amendment to 9945-1, Therefore, SC22/WG15 requests that the US: 1. Consider the LIS and language-binding interface changes necessary to handle character-oriented features as symbol and not storage patterns for a future revision of 9945-1. 2. Inform SC22/WG15 of any plans for supporting such features in future revisions of all parts of the 9945 Standard. RESOLUTION 92-224 Disposition of Comments for CD Ballot of 1003.4 SC22/WG15 authorises its Project Editor to hold a Ballot Resolution Group meeting in Jan. 1993 for the purpose of the disposition of comments regarding the CD Ballot for JTC 1 project 22.21.01.02 and to report such disposition to SC22 . RESOLUTION 92-225 Second CD Ballot for 1003.4 SC22/WG15 instructs its Convenor to submit the document provided by the US produced subsequent to the Ballot Resolution Group meeting for JTC 1 project 22.21.01.02 to JTC 1/SC22 for a second CD Ballot. RESOLUTION 92-226 SC22 Cross-Language Questionnaire Whereas SC22/WG15 has received the Cross-Language Questionnaire from JTC1/SC22 (N1235), and Whereas SC22/WG15 held an Ad-hoc Committee meeting chaired by Lorraine Kevra to address this subject, and Whereas the questions for Cross-Language Standards divide readily into three groups:- a. Administrative (1,2,3,6,7,10) b. Opinion of Value (4,5,8,9) c. Technical (11-17) Therefore, 1. SC22/WG15 requests National Bodies to reply directly to the Chair of the Ad Hoc committee, (Lorraine Kevra) before 1 Feb. 1993 stating their opinions in respect to questions 4,5,8, and 9. 2. SC22/WG15 requests JTC 1/SC22 WGs developing POSIX language bindings to reply directly to the Chair of the Ad Hoc committee (Lorraine Kevra) before 1 Feb. 1993 in answer to the technical questions 11-17. 3. SC22/WG15 instructs Lorraine Kevra to develop answers to the administrative questions and incorporate them with any responses received from National Bodies and other SC22 WGs in a reply to JTC1/SC22 on behalf of SC22/WG15 before 1st March 1993, and to provide the response to the SC22/WG15 Convenor for distribution to WG15. RESOLUTION 92-227 APPRECIATIONS SC22/WG15 thanks X/Open Company Ltd. and the British Standards Institution, and especially, Ms. Anna Tomasello, Ms. Margaret Donegan, Mr. Andrew Walker and their colleagues for arranging and hosting this meeting. SC22/WG15 thanks Mr. Don Folland for chairing the meeting. SC22/WG15 thanks Mr. Martin Kirk for serving as secretary for the meeting. SC22/WG15 thanks Mr. Ralph Barker, Mr. Ron Elliott, Mr. Yasushi Nakahara, and Mr. Arnie Powell for participating on the Drafting Committee.