(j3.2006) another example of a forward reference
Van Snyder
Van.Snyder
Thu Mar 12 19:57:28 EDT 2015
On Fri, 2015-03-13 at 08:52 +0900, Malcolm Cohen wrote:
> Van Snyder remarks:
> <<<
> Or, maybe there isn't a problem, since the type constructor also isn't
> constrained to refer to a previously-defined type.
> >>>
>
> It is so required, at [81:1]. This is where our habit of inserting notes into
> the middle of normative text has paid dividends in unreadability.
I had expected this to be a constraint. Not finding it amongst the
constraints in 4.5.10, I assumed it wasn't prohibited. But, then, the
requirement on the TYPE specifier isn't a constraint, so why am I not
surprised that [81:1] isn't a constraint?
> Cheers,
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