January 21 2008 - P1778 workgroup Meeting Minutes

• Workgroup: P1778 - Esterel v7 language standardization
• Location: Teleconference (see Next Meeting to connect)
• Date: 21 January 2008
• Chair: Gerard Berry
• Vice Chair: Stephen Edwards
• Secretary: Sylvan Dissoubray

Attendance

• See Attendance Record for meetings participation history

Agenda

Process

• Start: Chair declares the meeting open at 5:12
• Agenda: The agenda is approved by participants
• Minutes: No objections about last meeting minutes -- they are approved
• Patents: No new item . The page IEEE Patent Policy holds the call for patent, and workgroup status.

Technical topics

Brief summary of discussion, pros and cons, and conclusions

• GB and MP insist that the current drafts of data and signal chapters must be reviewed by non writers to move on. SE mentions lots of details are missing, gives some lexical definition examples. Also, SE insists that starting the BNF grammar would help understand syntax, and contexts in which it occurs.

• SE agrees to send comments what details is missing and where.

• MD asks that the hot topics areas for discussion for the next meeting should always be clearly indicated and linked visible from the main page. SD will implement ASAP.

• MP will upload the interface chapter on the wiki.

• SD informs that the IEEE support services contract has been extended to cover for 2008 activities, essentially providing document reviews. The workgroup should make best efforts to converge on some chapters and submit them for review in first half of 08 to check early enough the writing is compliant with IEEE requirements.

• SD will redistribute Procedures and Policies to all for vote approval, and update and send to IEEE the Working group roster.

Adjournment and Next meeting date

Next meeting will be decided by email

Meeting is closed at 5:45 PM.