P1076 April 30, 2015 Meeting Minutes

Attendees:

* LievenLemiengre * CliffordWalinsky * RyanHinton * BrentHayhoe * JimLewis * RobGaddi * WoodyJohnson

Agenda:

Meeting Agenda

• Minimal Set of Items
  • Interfaces
  • DPI
  • ...
• Arbitrary Integers
  • Statically sized
  • Can type integer be a subtype of universal_integer?
  • Concern over universal_integer as a parameter since it may be difficult to optimize
  • Concern over universal_integer as being the base type of a family of integer types - Lieven to provide example on the twiki page.
  • If math is done on subtypes of integer, can intermediate values become larger than the inputs - use rules similar to fixed point packages?
• Allow Logic Operators for Integer?
  • Break strong typing?
  • Presumes 2's complement implementation
  • Not of a value needs to be within a range.
  • not (5) is how big?
• DPI

Review and Approve Meeting Minutes:

• Motion: Brent 2nd: Lieven

Next Meeting: Thursday May 14, 2015 11 am Pacific

Previous Meeting: Thursday April 9, 2015