(j3.2006) Question about generic names, procedure names, and constructors

[Bill Long]

Malcolm Cohen wrote:
> Van Snyder wrote:
>> I'm preparing a J3 paper of "Last minute stuff" for 191.
> 
> I suggest you also include the following that Stan reminded me about:
> 
> In 09-007r3 13.7.111 [370:26] please change
> 6 Example. MERGE BITS (13, 18, 22) has the value 20.
> to
> 6 Example. MERGE BITS (13, 18, 22) has the value 4.
> 
> Also, 09-007r3 13.7.150 [388:25] please change
> 7 Example. SHIFTA (IBSET (0, BIT SIZE (0)), 2) is equal to SHIFTL (7, BIT SIZE 
> (0) - 3).
> to
> 7 Example. SHIFTA (IBSET (0, BIT SIZE (0) - 1), 2) is equal to SHIFTL (7, BIT 
> SIZE (0) - 3).
> 
>> Is WG5 allowed to take up such matters if they're not in a NB comment?
> 
> Definitely not if there is any technical effect, unless we want to go back to CD 
> stage.  Even for "bug fixes", our chances of getting away with saying the FCD 
> ballot passed and going to DIS are reduced if we start changing anything not 
> mentioned in a country comment.  

I assume the US Ballot is already submitted.  Have the UK, Japan, 
Canada, Germany, and the Netherlands all voted by now, or is one of them 
available to include these fixes in a comment?

Cheers,
Bill



Anything else would have to be very purely
> editorial (like mispelings and missing or extraneous, commas).
> 
> Cheers,

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