Rationale for the Proposed Standard for a Generic Package of Primitive Functions for Ada

  • Authors:
  • Kenneth W. Dritz

  • Affiliations:
  • ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY, Argonne, Illinois

  • Venue:
  • ACM SIGAda Ada Letters - Special issue on Ada numerics standardization and testing
  • Year:
  • 1991

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Abstract

This paper supplements the "Proposed Standard for a Generic Package of Primitive Functions for Ada," written by the ISO-IEC/JTC1/SC22/WG9 (Ada) Numerics Rapporteur Group. Based on recommendations made jointly by the ACM SIGAda Numerics Working Group and the Ada-Europe Numerics Working Group, the proposed primitive functions standard is the second of several anticipated secondary standards to address the interrelated issues of portability, efficiency, and robustness of numerical software written in Ada. Its purpose, features, and developmental history are outlined in this commentary.