(j3.2006) Annex B

[Bill Long]

Alternatives might include:

1) "Outmoded features", which is the word we use at [25:43].

2) "Deleted and obsolescent features", which is the wording we use at 
[25:39].

Option 2 very clearly parallels the content of the Annex.

An argument for replacing "decremental" is that is appears only in the 
Annex, lacking connection to places that refer to the Annex. 
"Deprecated" does not improve on that deficiency.

Cheers,
Bill



Dan Nagle wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I just returned from WG23 #11.
> We worked on the Annexes for Ada, C, and Fortran.
> 
> Some opinion was expressed in plenary that
> our Annex B Decremental features is poorly named.
> A suggestion was "Deprecated features".
> This appears to be the terminology used by other standards.
> 
> I checked a dictionary, and this view seems reasonable.
> 
> This is hardly a technical change to the contents of f08.
> Is it worth making the change now?
> If so, I'll submit a paper for 189.
> 

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