(j3.2006) another example of a forward reference

[Robert Corbett]

On 03/13/15 01:08, Malcolm Cohen wrote:
> That said, I don't disagree the wording could be better though, perhaps as 
> "Within a derived-type definition, a length type parameter of the type being 
> defined can be used in a specification expression, but it cannot be used in a 
> constant expression." (Removes needless pluralisation, puts the context at the 
> beginning rather than in the middle, and the requirements of constant and 
> specification expressions are specified elsewhere so we can use "can" to 
> indicate capability rather than duplicate those requirements and confuse the 
> unwary.)

I suggest that paragraph 5 of Clause 4.2 be split into two paragraphs,
as the two sentences in the paragraph have nothing to do with each
other.

Bob Corbett