Path: utzoo!utgpu!watserv1!watmath!att!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!purdue!bu.edu!snorkelwacker!usc!cs.utexas.edu!longway!std-unix From: jsh@usenix.org Newsgroups: comp.std.unix Subject: Standards Update, IEEE 1003.3: Test Methods Message-ID: <627@longway.TIC.COM> Date: 13 Apr 90 04:35:22 GMT Sender: std-unix@longway.TIC.COM Reply-To: std-unix@uunet.uu.net Lines: 89 Approved: jsq@longway.tic.com (Moderator, John S. Quarterman) From: An Update on UNIX* and C Standards Activities January 1990 USENIX Standards Watchdog Committee Jeffrey S. Haemer, Report Editor IEEE 1003.3: Test Methods Update Doris Lebovits reports on the January 8-12, 1990 meeting in New Orleans, LA: Dot three's job is to do test methods for all of the other 1003 standards. This was the working group's fifteenth meeting. We reviewed the ballot status of P1003.1 test methods, worked on P1003.2 test methods, and created a steering committee. Review of ballot status and Dot two verification The P1003.3 standard will consist of several parts: Part I is generic test methods, and part II is test methods for measuring P1003.1 conformance, including test assertions. Part III of P1003.3 will contain test methods and assertions for measuring P1003.2 conformance. As other P1003 standards evolve, they will be covered as separate parts in the P1003.3 standard. Each day was divided into two sessions: mornings, we did technical review of parts I and II, afternoons were spent writing assertions for part III. AT&T, NIST, OSF, Mindcraft, IBM, DEC, HP, Data General, Cray Research, Unisys, Perennial and Unisoft Ltd. were represented. [Editor's complaint: I see no user representation at all.] It took twelve meetings of the previous P1003.3 working group to prepare the draft that is now balloting. The technical review for the Draft 10 ballot was completed. Draft 11 was re-circulated late February 1990 and closed March 23, 1990. The balloting group is approximately ninety members. X/OPEN submitted a list of assertions for P1003.1a. This list was included as an appendix to Draft 11. Balloters were expected to review this appendix as part of their ballot. We anticipate an approved P1003.3 standard in the third quarter of 1990. This is the third meeting for developing a verification standard against the P1003.2 standard. The P1003.2 assertion writing and review were done in small groups. Some of the assertions were based upon P1003.2 Draft 9. __________ * UNIX is a registered trademark of AT&T in the U.S. and other countries. January 1990 Standards Update IEEE 1003.3: Test Methods - 2 - A steering committee and some new officers The chair, Roger Martin, instigated the creation of a test-methods steering committee to help alleviate the increasing dot-three work load all the other, proliferating groups are creating. The committee will coordinate the activities of all test-methods groups, monitor the groups' conformance to test methods, and write and approve Project Authorization Requests (PARs). Membership will be dynamic, limited to four to six, and new members will be chosen based on long term commitment, new ideas, and technical/managerial skills. Roger suggested an initial makeup -- Roger Martin (NIST, Steering Committee Chair), Anita Mundkur (HP), Andrew Twigger (Unisoft), Bruce Weiner (Mindcraft), and Lowell Johnson (Unisys) -- and the working group approved. It's a non-controversial mix of established P1003.3 members. The Standards Executive Committee (SEC) has approved both the committee and its membership. Their first assignment is to document procedures. In addition, new officers were chosen for the P1003.2 Test Methods activities. Ray Wilkes, of Unisys, is Chair, Jim Moe, of Cray Research, is Co-chair, Lowell Johnson of Unisys is Secretary, and Andrew Twigger of Unisoft Ltd is Technical Editor. January 1990 Standards Update IEEE 1003.3: Test Methods Volume-Number: Volume 19, Number 57