| Number | 267
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| Category | errata
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| Synopsis | 2.5.1: Integer constants
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| State | lrmdraft
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| Class | errata-simple
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| Arrival-Date | Jan 17 2003
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| Originator | Shalom.Bresticker@motorola.com
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| Release | 2001b: 2.5.1
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| Description |
Now for something a little more serious. In 2.5.1, para. 2, after saying that integer constants may be in the form of simple decimal numbers, it says, "The second form specifies a size constant, which shall be composed of up to three tokens -- an optional size constant, a single quote followed by a base format character, and the digits representing the value of the number." Note that the term "size constant" is used twice, with different meanings. I found that in 1364-1995, the first one was "sized constant" and it was changed, probably by mistake, to "size constant". But even "sized constant" is not right, because the size specification is optional. After some investigation, I concluded that the first term should be "based constant" instead of "sized constant", and that is indeed the term used elsewhere in the LRM, where a based constant may be either sized or unsized. It sounds petty, but since there are many places in the LRM where behavior differs if a number is sized or not, the precision is important. I have more issues on this section, but let's start with this. |
| Fix |
In 2.5.1, para. 2, CHANGE "The second form specifies a size constant" TO "The second form specifies a based constant" ("based constant" italicized) |
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