(j3.2006) (SC22WG5.4325) [ukfortran] Requirements for the CAF TR

[John Reid]

John Reid wrote:
> WG5,
> 
> With the help of Bill Long, Reinhold Bader, Jim Xia, and Bob Numrich, I 
> have constructed a draft paper on requirements for the TR of further 
> coarray features, which is attached.
> 
> Our starting point for this TR is Resolution LV5 of the WG5 meeting in 
> Las Vegas, Feb. 2008:
> "That WG5 declares that the content of the Technical Report on Enhanced 
> Coarray Facilities in Fortran is as shown in document J3/08-131r1. 
> Further, WG5 expects the TR to be published during the second quarter of 
> 2011."
> 
> At the WG5 meeting in Las Vegas, Feb. 2008, the target date for 
> publication was changed to November 2012 (see resolution LV5 and 
> document N1812). There has been no formal WG5 discussion since 2008 on 
> the technical content, but an informal view has gathered that we should 
> not stick rigidly to what we had in 2008. We need to have a full 
> discussion of this at the meeting next June. N1835 is a first attempt at 
> a "requirements document" that can inform this discussion.
> 
> Would anyone else like to contribute at this time? Responses to any of 
> the proposals in the current version are welcome, too. I would like to 
> issue the final version of this paper quite soon, but expect it to be 
> superseded by new papers in the months ahead before we meet, so there is 
> no immediate hurry.

Here is the final version of N1835. The only change from Monday's draft is 
detail for proposal 6 from Reinhold. No-one else has requested changes.

Let me repeat: I expect this paper to be superseded by new papers in the months 
ahead before we meet. Please send comments or text for addition.

John.
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