Date:		23 May 1995

To:		WG5

From:		John Reid

Subject:	Conditions and format of submissions to the repository





1.	Conditions



Items for the repository may be submitted by national bodies, by WG5, or by the

convenor. Miles tells me that he intends to use his priviledge to submit items as

convenor very rarely, only in cases where this will substantially ease the work of WG5.

Individuals (including Miles himself) should submit proposals through their national

bodies. 





2.	Electronic format



The repository is currently held as an ascii file. I would like to continue this practice. It

means that it can be emailed and printed easily everywhere. And I would like items to

be sent to me as ascii files, please, preferably by email but 3.5-inch PC-formatted floppies

are equally acceptable. 





3.	Template



Here is a template, which you may find helpful for creating items:





Number:  <Allocated by repository editor>



Title:  <one-line title>



Submitted By:  <name of national body>



Status:  For Consideration



References:  <list of N numbers of relevant WG5 documents> <other references, e.g. to

sections of the standard>



Basic Functionality:  <A brief description of the proposal (up to about 10 lines)>



Rationale:  <A brief explanation of why it is needed (up to about 20 lines)>







Estimated Impact:  <Whether this will affect other language features and mean that

wide-ranging edits to the standard will be needed.  Whether it will be hard to

implement in compilers.  Whether it will slow compilation.  Whether it will slow

program execution.>



Detailed Specification: <Whatever further details are available or a reference to a

document that contains them.>



History:  <Null unless there is a history of presentations to WG5>