Re: Corrections to The ANSI-ISO Pascal FAQ

2metre wrote:
> I'd like to make some suggestions for corrections to the ANSI-ISO FAQ.
> These suggestions may benefit from discussion by those who know more 
> than me.
> 
> 1/ The term 'Standard Pascal' is not synonymous with 'ISO Standard
Pascal'.
> Professor Wirth introduced the term Standard Pascal in relation to a 
> definition of the language that predates the ISO standard.
> Therefore the FAQ should clearly differentiate the two wherever it is 
> relevant.
> For example in the Standard Pascal described by Professor Wirth in 1972,

> the procedure 'Writeln' does not exist. A 1972 program could not assume 
> to use that procedure and be compliant with the 1972 Standard.
> I would also recommend that where relevant, the precise standard should 
> be identified eg 'ISO 7185:1983 Standard Pascal' or 'ISO 7185:1990 
> Standard Pascal'.
> 

The J&W "users manual and re****t", generally considered the authority on
the language, was changed to be identical to ISO 7185 in the third
edition.
That bears Wirth's name as author.

> 2/ Kathleen Jensen was not an author of 'The Re****t'. She was co-author 
> of the manual/tutorial that accompanied the Re****t in the 1974 
> publication commonly known as J&W (and later revised).

K. Jensen coauthored J&W "users manual and re****t" from at least the
second edition on. I don't know about the first edition. What is available
online (the revised re****t of 1972) preceeds that.

> 
> In addition, but not relevant to the FAQ,
> 
> 3/ Does any publication exist that could accurately be described as 'J&W

> 1972'?

Good question, do not know.

> 
> If I am inaccurate in these observations, please correct me!
> 
> Mike.


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