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- From: cflatter@NRAO.EDU (Chris Flatters)
- Newsgroups: comp.std.unix
- Subject: Re: POSIX - Caving In Under Its Own Weight (Long
- Date: 23 Dec 1992 15:21:40 -0800
- Organization: NRAO
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- Submitted-by: cflatter@NRAO.EDU (Chris Flatters)
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- In article 1halvbINN9kd@ftp.UU.NET, stephe@usenix.org (Stephen R. Walli) writes:
- >.... One should assume that the standard is based on
- >existing practice for the most part. That existing practice is in a
- >particular programming language for API type standards. Those will be
- >the first people to come forward to develop the standard. (There has
- >to be a need to standardize.)
-
- Actually, producing a language independent specification plus language
- bindings is already an existing practice for API standards. Both the
- ISO/ANSI GKS and PHIGS standards have this form. The only aspect of the
- POSIX effort that cuts new ground is the use of LI specifications to
- approximate existing APIs.
-
- Chris Flatters
- cflatter@nrao.edu
-
-
- Volume-Number: Volume 29, Number 88
-