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This isn't quite up to date as I've missed a few, but I thought I should
go ahead and send it out if you're keeping a score card... I think we
have some new members of the distribution list as of the last week or
so...

 - Proposal format (Version 13, 20-Nov-87)
   Version 12 Released to X3J13
   ? Ready for release ?

 - ADJUST-ARRAY-DISPLACEMENT (Version 4, 23-Nov-87)
   (Interaction of ADJUST-ARRAY and displaced arrays)
   ? Remove displaced arrays ?
   Ready for release

 - APPEND-DOTTED (Version 4, 23-Nov-87)
   (What happens to CDR of last CONS? in other
   than last arg?)
   ? Ready for release?

 - ASSOC-RASSOC-IF-KEY (Version 4, 23-Nov-87)
   (Extend ASSOC-IF, etc.  to allow :KEY)
   ? Ready for release?

 - COMPILER-WARNING-BREAK (Version 4,23-Nov-87 )
   (Does *BREAK-ON-WARNING* affect the compiler?)
   ? Ready for release?

 - DECLARE-MACROS (Version 2,  9-Nov-87)
   (Disallow macros expanding into declarations.)
   Needs more examples of alternatives

 - DEFVAR-DOCUMENTATION (Version 2, 23-Nov-87)
   (Documentation string is not evaluated.)
   ? Ready for release

 - DO-SYMBOLS-DUPLICATES (Version 3, 23-Nov-87)
   (Can DO-SYMBOLS see the same symbol twice?)
   ? ready for release

 - FORMAT-COLON-UPARROW-SCOPE (not yet submitted)
   (what iteration does ~:â?? exit from?)
   Common-Lisp mailing list discussion Nov 87
   Steele will submit

 - FUNCTION-TYPE (Version 7,8, 9-Nov-87, 14-Nov-87)
   (Change definition of FUNCTIONP, function type ...)
   Discussed at X3J13, new proposal due.
   Not eady for release

 - GET-SETF-METHOD-ENVIRONMENT (Version 5, 13-Jun-87)
   (Environment argument for GET-SETF-METHOD)
   Version 4 conditionally passed X3J13/Jun87.
   Ready for release

 - KEYWORD-KEYWORDS (Version 1)

 - LOAD-TIME-EVAL (Version 3, 11-Nov-87)
   (New function/macro/special form for evaluation
   when compiled file is loaded?)
   Not ready for release

 - PATHNAME-SYMBOL (Version 3, 23-OCT-87)
   (Do symbols automaticly coerce to pathnames?)
   ? Ready for release?

 - PROCLAIM-LEXICAL  (Version 5, 14-Nov-87)
   (add LEXICAL, GLOBAL, CONSTANT proclaimation)
   Serious problems ... cut down proposal?

 - PUSH-EVALUATION-ORDER (Version 5, 25-Nov-87)
   (What order does (PUSH (A) (CAR (B))) evaluate (A) and (B)?)
   Not ready for release

 - REMF-DESTRUCTION-UNSPECIFIED (Version 2, 30-Oct-87 )
   (Specification of side-effect behavior in CL)
   DEFINED, VAGUE and IN-BETWEEN
   Not ready for release

 - SETF-METHOD-FOR-SYMBOL (Version 3, 11-Nov-87)
   (Change recommendation for (get-setf-method symbol)?)
   Ready for release
  
 - SETF-FUNCTION-VS-MACRO (Version 3, 4-Nov-87)
   (Allow (DEFUN (SETF FOO) ..))
   ? Ready for release?

 - SEQUENCE-FUNCTIONS-EXCLUDE-ARRAYS (Version 4, 11-Nov-87)
   (FIND, SUBSTITUTE etc work on multi-dimensional arrays?)
   ? Ready for release?

 - SHADOW-ALREADY-PRESENT (Version 4, 10-Nov-87)
   (What does SHADOW do if symbol is already there?)
   Ready for release

 - SHARPSIGN-PLUS-MINUS-PACKAGE (version 3, 14-Nov-87)
   (What package are *FEATURES* in?)
   Ready for release

 - TRACE-FUNCTION-ONLY (Version 5, 9-NOV-87)
   (Allow trace for SETF functions, macros, etc.)
   Environment extension?
   ? Ready for release?

 - UNWIND-PROTECT-CLEANUP-NON-LOCAL-EXIT (Version 3, 27-Oct-87)
   (What happens with non-local exits out of UNWIND-PROTECT
   cleanup clauses?)
   Not ready for release

Need volunteer:

 - CONSTANT-SIDE-EFFECTS (not yet submitted)
   (It is an error to do destructive operations on constants in code,
    defconstant.)
   Discussed 12/86 - 1/87
   RAM?

 - DATA-TYPES-HIERARCHY-UNDERSPECIFIED (not yet submitted)
   (Should STREAM, PACKAGE, PATHNAME,  READTABLE, RANDOM-STATE be
   required to be disjoint from other types?)
   From CLOS committee, not yet submitted

 - DECLARATION-SCOPE (not yet submitted)
   (What is the scope of SPECIAL declarations?
   INLINE declarations? where can declarations be placed?)
   Discussed at length, but no formal proposals.

 - DISASSEMBLE-SIDE-EFFECT (not yet submitted/from ISSUES.TXT)
   "Clarify that if DISASSEMBLE is given a symbol whose function
   definition is interpreted, that definition is indeed compiled
   and then disassembled, but the resulting compiled definition
   does not replace the interpreted one as the symbol's function
   definition."
   Pierson@MultiMax.ARPA volunteered to submit.

 - EQUAL-STRUCTURE (not yet submitted)
   (Mail Nov 87 on Common Lisp: EQUAL on DEFSTRUCT structures.)
   What do EQUAL EQUALP and friends do
   on structures?
   (ALarson@HI-MULTICS.Arpa, edsel!jonl@labrea.stanford.edu, 
   Okuno@SUMEX-AIM.STANFORD.EDU, goldman@vaxa.isi.EDU)

 - FILE-LENGTH-PATHNAME (not submitted, from ISSUES.TXT)
   (P 425) "Generalize FILE-LENGTH to accept any filename, not just
   an open file-stream.  Let it take a keyword argument :ELEMENT-TYPE,
   defaulting to STRING-CHAR for non-stream arguments and to the
   element-type of the stream for a stream argument."
   Need volunteer to write up.

 - FORMAT-NEGATIVE-PARAMETERS (mail 19 May 87, no formal proposal)
   "format parameters are assumed to be non-negative integers except
    as specifically stated"
   Steele? will write up.

 - FUNCTION-TYPE-REST-LIST-ELEMENT (not yet submitted)
   (allow &rest <type> in function types to refer to element
   type rather than list)
   Disscussed at length in the past.
   sandra%orion@cs.utah.edu.

 - FUNCTION-SPECS (not yet submitted)
   (add "function specs" for defun, trace etc)
   Mail from Moon 16-Jun.
   cf SETF-FUNCTION-VS-MACRO.
   (SMH!franz@ucbarpa.berkeley.edu, JonL, RWK)

 - LISP-SYMBOL-REDEFINITION  (no formal proposal yet)
   Is it legal to redefine symbols in the LISP package?
   Mail 14-Aug-87
   Merge with SPECIAL-FORM-SHADOW
   Needs volunteer

 - MACRO-FUNCTION-ENVIRONMENT 
   (Add environment argument to MACRO-FUNCTION?)
   re-extracted from ENVIRONMENT-ARGUMENTS
   CLOS committee to submit?

 - PATHNAME-SUBDIRECTORY-LIST (Version 1, 18-Jun-87)
   How to deal with subdirectory structures in pathname functions?
   make :DIRECTORY a list?
   Need volunteer to rewrite.

 - PATHNAME-UNSPECIFIC-COMPONENT (not yet submitted)
   Mail Aug 87 discussion
   How to deal with logical devices, :unspecific components, etc
   in pathname functions
   RWK@YUKON.SCRC.Symbolics.COM may submit proposal.

 - REDUCE-ARGUMENT-EXTRACTION (no proposal)
   Mail on COMMON-LISP about adding a new keyword argument
   to REDUCE to extract the appropriate value.

 - SPECIAL-FORM-SHADOW (no formal proposal)
   (Is it OK to shadow a special form with FLET, LABELS, MACROLET?)
   In discussion, no formal proposal submitted.

 - STANDARD-INPUT-INITIAL-BINDING (from ISSUES.TXT file)
   (P 328) "Remove the requirement that *STANDARD-INPUT*, etc., must
   be initially bound to synonym streams to *TERMINAL-IO*; demote
   this to the level of an implementation suggestion.  This is to
   allow flexibility of implementation, for example to allow UNIX
   redirection to win."
   Need volunteer to submit

 - STREAM-CLASS-ACCESS (No formal proposal)
   (Originally FOLLOW-SYNONYM-STREAM 19-DEC-86)
   Define stream accessors as if synonym-stream two-way-stream etc
   were CLOS classes?

 - STRUCTURE-DEFINITION-ACCESS (No formal proposal)
   (access to slot accessors for DEFSTRUCT etc.)
   Need volunteer to write up

 - SUBSEQ-OUT-OF-BOUNDS (from ISSUES file, no formal proposal)
   (p 246) "Specify that it is an error for the SUBSEQ indices or any
   :START or :END argument have a negative index or point past the end
   of the sequence in question.  (With respect to whether signalling is
   required, this error will be treated the same as array
   out-of-bounds.)"
   Need volunteer to write up

 - TAILP-NIL (no formal proposal yet)
   (Operation of TAILP given NIL)
   Needs writeup in current format.

Hold: Awaiting action from another committee.

 - DECLARE-TYPE-EXACT (from Kempf as EXACT-CLASS)
   (Want to be able to declare (EQ (TYPE-OF X) 'Y), i.e.,
   not a subclass.)
   Useful after CLOS

 - DEFMACRO-BODY-LEXICAL-ENVIRONMENT (not yet submitted)
   What is the lexical environment of DEFTYPE, DEFINE-SETF bodies?
   Mail 11-12 Oct 87 on common-lisp
   Interacts with compiler proposal'

 - DEFSTRUCT-SLOTS-CONSTRAINTS (not yet submitted/issues file)
   (p 307) "Allow a call to DEFSTRUCT to have no slot-descriptions.
   Specify that it is an error for two slots in a single DEFSTRUCT to
   have the same name.  If structure A includes structure B, then no
   additional slot of A may have the same name as any slot of B."
   Need volunteer to sort out DEFSTRUCT issues post-CLOS.

 - DEFSTRUCT-DEFAULT-VALUE-EVALUATION (not yet submitted/issues file)
   (p 305) "The default value in a defstruct slot is not evaluated
   unless it is needed in the creation of a particular structure
   instance.  If it is never needed, there can be no type-mismatch
   error, even if the type of the slot is specified, and no warning
   should be issued."
   Need volunteer to sort out DEFSTRUCT issues post-CLOS.

 - FILE-WRITE-DATE-IF-NOT-EXISTS (from Weinreb, no formal proposal)
   (What does FILE-WRITE-DATE do if no such file?)
   "there should not be a formal proposal for fixing the file-write-date
   ambiguity until we are at the point where we can make proposals
   that discuss signalling named conditions. "
   Awaiting error proposal.

 - IF-BODY (Version 7, 16-Jun-87)
   (extend IF to implicit progn if more than one ELSE form?)
   Draft released 16-Jun-87.
   Discussed at X3J13/Jun 87.
   Postpone pending resolution of policy on extensions

 - IGNORE-ERRORS (Version 4, 29-May-87)
   (Introduce error catcher) 
   Awaiting error proposal

 - SHARPSIGN-BACKSLASH-BITS
   (What does C-META-H-X mean?)
   Forwarded to character committee.

Tabled: Awaiting new proposal.

 - ADJUST-ARRAY-NOT-ADJUSTABLE (Version 1, 22-Apr-87)
   (ADJUST-ARRAY on non-adjustable arrays returns copy)
   extend COPY-ARRAY instead?
   Tabled until resubmitted

 - DEFINITION-FUNCTIONS (no formal proposal)
   (Extensions for documentation-type for delete-definition
   for type FUNCTION, VARIABLE, TYPE. )
   Rough draft mailed  9-Oct-87.
   JonL may mail something.

 - EVAL-DEFEATS-LINKER (Version 1, 12 Jun-87)
   ("selective linking" means GC non-used symbols; 
   proposal to change #., #, and part of FUNCTION-TYPE
   Wait on FUNCTION-TYPE, LOAD-TIME-EVAL
   Propose #., #, changes independently.

 - EXPORT-COORDINATION (no formal proposal)
   Add new macros for defining, export at same time
   Too many interactions with package system

 - GC-MESSAGES (version 1)
   (Control over unsolicited GC messages in typescript)
   merge with other controls for unsolicited messages?
   
 - OPEN-KEYWORDS (Version 1, 17-Jul-87)
   Discussion  9-Nov-87
   Questionable; needs stronger justification.
   Tabled until resubmitted.

 - PEEK-CHAR-READ-CHAR-ECHO (Version 1, 3 March 87)
   (interaction between PEEK-CHAR, READ-CHAR and streams made by
   MAKE-ECHO-STREAM)
   "Fixing echo streams is fine, but I don't think that
   it is appropriate for the standard to specify how terminal
   interaction must or even ought to work."

 - PROMPT-FOR (Version 1)
   (add new function which prompts)
   Tabled until re-submitted.

 - REQUIRE-PATHNAME-DEFAULTS (Version 1, 15-Oct-87)
   (where does REQUIRE look for files?)
   Doesn't really solve our problems?

 - SHARPSIGN-PLUS-MINUS-NUMBER
   (Is #+68000, #-3600 allowed?)
   Mild disagreement: it is an error?
   Table until resubmitted


Approved: No further action pending.

 - AREF-1D (Version 7, 14-Nov-87)
   (Add a new function for accessing arrays with row-major-index)
   Version 5 conditionally passed X3J13/Jun87
   Version 7 passed X3j13/Nov87.
   
 - COLON-NUMBER (Version 1, 22-oct-87)
   (Is :1 a number, a symbol, or undefined?)
   Approved voice vote X3J13/Nov87

 - COMPILER-WARNING-STREAM (Version 6, 5-Jun-87)
   (Compiler warnings are printed on *ERROR-OUTPUT*)
   Version 6 passed X3J13/Jun87.

 - DEFVAR-INITIALIZATION (Version 4, Jun-87)
   ((DEFVAR var) doesn't initialize)
   Version 4 passed X3J13, Jun87.

 - DEFVAR-INIT-TIME (Version 2, 29-May-87)
   (DEFVAR initializes when evaluated, not later.)
   Version 2 passed X3J13/Jun87.

 - FLET-IMPLICIT-BLOCK (Version 6, 5-Jun-87)
   (do FLETs have implicit named blocks around them?)
   Version 6 passed X3J13/Jun87.

 - FORMAT-ATSIGN-COLON (Version 4, 5-jun-87)
   (@: == :@ in format)
   Version 4 passed X3J13/Jun87.

 - FORMAT-COMMA-INTERVAL (Version 2, 15 June 87)
   (paramerize number of digits between commas)
   Version 2 no objects X3J13/Nov87.

 - FORMAT-OP-C (Version 5, 11-Jun-87)
   (What does ~C do?)
   Version 5 passed X3J13/Jun87.

 - IMPORT-SETF-SYMBOL-PACKAGE (Version 5, 11-Jun-87)
   (Does IMPORT affect home package?)
   Version 5 passed X3J13/Jun87.

 - KEYWORD-ARGUMENT-NAME-PACKAGE (Version 8, 8-Nov-87)
   (&KEY arguments not in keyword package?)
   Version 6 conditionally passed X3J13/Jun87.
   Version 8 no objections X3J13/Nov87 

 - PATHNAME-STREAM (Version 6, 14-Nov-87)
   (PATHNAME only works on file streams)
   Version 2 conditionally passed X3J13/Jun 87
   Version 6 no objections X3J13/Nov 87

  - PRINC-CHARACTER (Version 3)
   (PRINC behavior on character objections)
   Version 3 passed X3J13/Jun87.