Agenda for 2 December meeting

[Jim Dehnert]

Following is an updated agenda.  The status pages are updated and on
the web at:

	http://reality.sgi.com/dehnert_engr/cxx/cxx-summary.html

The contact info page is now also there, in password-protected PDF only
for privacy.  The password is "not an orc".

The agenda is based on these priorities:

  A) Exception handling, if we can get an updated description from
     Christophe.

  B) Virtual function call closure.

  C) Initialization.

  D) Mangling.

So, take a look at the material associated with these issues:

  1) D-*:  Exceptions (if we can get updated document from Christophe).

  2) B-1:  Virtual function calls.  Jason's writeup is included in the
     open issues page.

  3) C-2:  Static link initialization and priorities.  Let's discuss
     this further.  See the proposal in the open issues page, and my
     additional commentary mailed 2-3 weeks ago.

  4) C-3:  From my notes, we've apparently not discussed this
     proposal.  Let's do that.

  5) C-1:  The resolution to this probably hangs on C-2/C-3.

  6) G-3:  Inlined routine linkage.  Please verify with your linker
     people that it is suitable to make the proposed string duplicate
     removal mandatory.

  7) F-*:  Mangling.  We're awaiting a proposal from Daveed.  However,
     think about Jonathon's idea of a collision-resistant hash.

Issues that are active and awaiting proposals:

  1) D-1 to D-3:  Christophe will produce a minimal version of the C++
     exception level API.  Wait -- but this is the current highest
     priority, since it has potential significant effects on the base
     ABI.  Closing D-9 is waiting for this, too.

  2) C-4:  Daveed will write up construction vtables so we can
     verify.  Wait.

  3) F-1, F-2:  Daveed will produce an initial proposal.  Wait.

-		Jim Dehnert  x3-4272