Re: [BLACKBOX] Exporting records / record fields question

From: [at]} <Chris>
Date: Sat, 31 Jul 2010 10:35:41 +0930

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: BlackBox [mailto:BLACKBOX{([at]})nowhere.xy
> Rex Couture
> Sent: Friday, 30 July 2010 11:22 PM
> To: BLACKBOX{([at]})nowhere.xy
> Subject: Re: [BLACKBOX] Exporting records / record fields question
>
> Chris Burrows wrote:
> >In Section 8.3.1 it states: "Note that when fields in a record r are
> >exported, r should be exported too".
>
> A rule that's apparently not in the language
> specification. I think the language specification takes precedence.
>

The language specification leaves 'wiggle-room' for both points of view. It
could be one of those issues that fits into the category:

"What remains unsaid is mostly left so intentionally, either because it can
be derived from stated rules of the language, ..."

or it might be:

"... because it would require to commit the definition when a general
commitment appears as unwise."

I'm currently tending to favour the former but could be persuaded otherwise.


Regards,
Chris.

  

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