ISO/IEC TECHNICAL REPORT TR 10176 Fourth edition 2003-04-15 Information technology Guidelines for the preparation of programming language standards Technologies de l'information Lignes directrices pour la preparation des normes des langages de programmation Reference number ISO/IEC TR 10176:2003(E) Tso TEC @ISO/IEC2003 py IHS under lic itted without license from IHS Not for Resale ISO/IEC TR10176:2003(E) PDF disclaimer This PDF file may contain embedded typefaces. In accordance with Adobe's licensing policy, this file may be printed or viewed but shall not be edited unless the typefaces which are embedded are licensed to and installed on the computer performing the editing. In accepts no liability in this area. Adobe is a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated. Details of the software products used to create this PDF file can be found in the General Info relative to the file; the PDF-creation parameters were optimized for printing. Every care has been taken to ensure that the file is suitable for use by IsO member bodies. In the unlikely event that a problem relating to it is found, please inform the Central Secretariat at the address given below. ?ISO/IEC2003 All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, IsO's member body in the country of the requester. ISO copyright office Case postale 56. CH-1211 Geneva 20 Tel. + 41 22 749 01 11 Fax + 41 22 749 09 47 E-mail [email protected] Web www.iso.org Published in Switzerland ISO/IEC2003-Allrightsreserved ermitted without license from IHS Not for Resale ISO/IEC TR 10176:2003(E) Contents Page Foreword. .iv Introduction 1 Scope 2 Normative references 3 Terms and definitions. 4 Guidelines.... 4.1 Guidelines for the form and content of standards 4.1.1 Guideline.: The general framework .... 4.1.2 Guideline: Definitions of syntax and semantics..... 4.1.3 Guidelinesontheuseof charactersets... 4.1.4 Guideline: Error detection requirements... 14 4.1.5 Guideline: Exception detection requirements .... 4.1.6 Guideline: Static detection of exceptions ... 19 4.1.7 Guideline: Recovery from non-fatal errors and exceptions ... 20 4.1.8 Guideline: Requirements on user documentation .... 20 4.1.9 Guideline: Provision of processor options .... 4.1.10 Guideline:Processor-defined limits... 22 4.2 Guidelines on presentation.... 23 4.2.1 Guideline: Terminology.... .23 4.2.2 Guideline:Presentationof sourceprograms. 4.3 Guidelines on processor dependence.... .24 4.3.1 Guideline: Completeness of definition ... 24 4.3.2 Guideline: Optional language features...... 24 4.3.3 Guideline: Management of optional language features ... 24 4.3.4 Guideline: Syntax and semantics of optional language features .... 25 4.3.5 Guideline: Predefined keywords and identifiers ..... 25 4.3.6 Guideline: Definition of optional features ...... 4.3.7 Guideline: Processor dependence in numerical processing 26 4.4 Guidelines on conformity requirements... 26 4.5 Guidelines on strategy ... 4.5.1 Guideline: Secondary standards. 26 4.5.2 Guideline: Incremental standards .. 26 4.5.3 Guideline: Consistency of use of guidelines ... 27 4.5.4 Guideline: Revision compatibility ... 27 4.6 Guidelines on cross-language issues 29 4.6.1 Guideline: Binding to functional standards ... 29 4.6.2 Guideline. Facilitation of binding ..... 29 4.6.3 Guideline: Conformity with multi-level functional standards.... 4.6.4 Guideline: Mixed language programming . .30 4.6.5 Guideline: Common elements . 30 4.6.6 Guideline: Use of data dictionaries. 4.7 Guidelines onInternationalization .30 4.7.1 Guideline: Cultural convention set switching mechanism.. 30 4.7.2 Guideline: Cultural convention related functionality ....... 31 Annex A (informative) Recommended extended repertoire for user-defined identifiers 32 CopyrightInternational OrganizanrsandazationAll rights reserved ii ted without license from IHS Not for Resale ISO/IEC TR10176:2003(E) Foreword Commission)formthespecialize