[sv-ec] RE: Feedback on grammar change for 2506

Hi Shalom:

I believe that is a fine solution.

Thanks,
Scott

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> From: owner-sv-ec@eda.org [mailto:owner-sv-ec@eda.org] On Behalf Of
> Bresticker, Shalom
> Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2011 8:40 AM
> To: Little Scott-B11206; Brad Pierce
> Cc: sv-ec@eda.org
> Subject: [sv-ec] RE: Feedback on grammar change for 2506
>
> Hi,
>
> The subject of 'truth' was discussed in the SV-BC meeting of July 18
> (which I did not attend), in the context of Mantis 1251.
>
> The meeting minutes summarize,
>
> "AI: Shalom resolve 1251 by referring to rules of if-statement (12.4)
> AI: File new mantis item to clarify determination of true/false for
> If-statement (12.4), while, do-while, iff, conditional operator
> and potentially others for all data types."
>
> That is, 1251 will be resolved by adding a reference in the relevant
> section to the definition of truth in 12.4.
>
> Note that Mantis 1974 already covers the issue of defining truth.
>
> So why couldn't you simply write,
>
> "(i.e., for which the expression evaluates to true, as described in
> 12.4)"?
>
> Regards,
> Shalom
>
>
> > 3) Is there more than one way in the standard to understand
> "evaluates to
> > true"?
> > Why do we need to say "The truth value of the with clause
> expression is
> > interpreted in the same way an expression is interpreted in the
> condition
> > of
> > a procedural if statement(Sec. 12.4).?
> >
> > In my initial revision, I stated:
> >
> > [SL] That statement was intended to be a clarification. Questions
> have been
> > raised about it before. I have removed that sentence.
> >
> > In the SV-EC meeting yesterday the group felt that the clarification
> is
> > useful and the sentence should stay. Steven pointed to mantis 1251
> as an
> > example of the potential confusion regarding the use of "evaluates to
> true".
> > Based on this information are you okay if we leave in the sentence in
> > question?
>
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