(j3.2006) (SC22WG5.3542) N1718: co_lbound and co_ubound

[John Reid]

Malcolm Cohen wrote:
> On Sat, 01 Mar 2008 04:59:51 +0900, John Reid <j.k.reid at rl.ac.uk> wrote:
> 
>>N1718 is without co_lbound and co_ubound. I think this is a mistake.
> 
> 
> I agree.
> 
> In retrospect it is a pity that 08-131 didn't have a reminder NOT to
> delete those (they are mixed in with the collectives), as it was a
> pretty easy mistake to make...
> 
> ...but the mistake and the responsibility are certainly mine alone.
> My apologies.
> 
> But does this mean we need a new document before proceeding to CD?
> The missing routines are certainly convenient (and should be reinstated
> in the next revision whenever that is) but they are I think not
> essential to coarray programming (unlike THIS_IMAGE et al), so
> it doesn't appear to be a fatal flaw.
> 
> (Producing a new document is neither cost-free nor risk-free...)
> 
> Opinions?

I think our reason for having a ballot is to catch mistakes like this and that 
the correction should be made.

Cheers,

John.