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From: david@dhw68k.cts.com (David H. Wolfskill)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c
Subject: Re: Wanted: Info on C standards
Keywords: ANSI,C
Message-ID: <23440@dhw68k.cts.com>
Date: 3 Jun 89 18:56:16 GMT
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Reply-To: david@dhw68k.cts.com (David H. Wolfskill)
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In article <10352@smoke.BRL.MIL> gwyn@brl.arpa (Doug Gwyn) writes:
>In article <438eb738.14a1f@gtephx.UUCP> covertr@gtephx.UUCP (Richard E. Covert) writes:
>>  I need info on the ANSI standard for 'C'. What is the offical
>>document called and where can I obtain it??

>There isn't yet an officially approved standard.  It should be called
>ANSI X3.159-1989 (assuming it is approved this year as expected).
>The "final draft" was prepared by X3J11 and mailed to its members and
>registered observers a few months ago; there is a chance you can obtain
>a copy from Global Engineering Documents (I don't have their phone
>number handy).

I thought I had one of their business cards, but....  However, the
'phone book indicates the telephone number is (714) 261-1455.  The
listed address is

	Global Engineering Documents
	2805 McGaw Ave.
	Irvine, CA  92715

Their catalog lists a variety of ANSI (and other) standards, so I
suspect that they intend to sell copies of the officially approved
version of the standard -- however, I hardly qualify as a spokesman for
them (or anyone else).  (If they *do* sell copies of the officially
approved version, I sincerely hope the quality of the copy is somewhat
better than that of the drafts....)

david
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David H. Wolfskill
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