(j3.2006) More stuff about elemental

Malcolm Cohen malcolm at nag-j.co.jp
Tue Mar 17 21:25:58 EDT 2009


Hi Van,


> 12.4.3.4.2p2 ends "All restrictions and constraints that apply to actual
> arguments in a reference to a function also apply to the corresponding
> operands in the expression as if they were used as actual arguments."
>
> Can we replace this by "Corresponding operands in the expression are
> considered to be actual arguments; therefore all restrictions and
> constraints that apply to actual arguments in a reference apply to
> corresponding operands in an expression."
>
> Then 09-007:12.8.2p1 [318:12] can be replaced by the simpler sentence
> above.
>   
Maybe.  Probably?  I don't know.

If you think you want to do this please bring a paper to the May 
meeting.  I'm certainly not going to do it without a paper since I would 
be rather concerned about unintended side-effects.

Cheers,
-- 
.......................Malcolm Cohen, Nihon NAG, Tokyo.




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