On Sun, 5 Feb 2017, Jonathan Wakely wrote:
> ANSI sells the standard for a much more reasonable price than ISO or
> any of the other national standards bodies. I think many people use
> draft standards now, rather than buying it, but for those who do want
> an official copy ANSI is the cheapest source.
Ah, makes sense. Unfortunately the direct link into the ANSI
web shop is broken, and I somehow failed to find a good replacement.
Do you have one?
Also, below an updated patch suggestion that mostly removes the
essential duplication of information in faq.xml.
What do you think?
Gerald
2017-02-09 Gerald Pfeifer <ger...@pfeifer.com>
* doc/xml/manual/appendix_contributing.xml: Use https for ansi.org.
* doc/xml/faq.xml (How do I get a copy of the ISO C++ Standard?):
Remove.
Index: doc/xml/manual/appendix_contributing.xml
===================================================================
--- doc/xml/manual/appendix_contributing.xml (revision 245299)
+++ doc/xml/manual/appendix_contributing.xml (working copy)
@@ -45,9 +45,9 @@
the standard from their respective national standards
organization. In the USA, this national standards
organization is
- <link xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink";
xlink:href="http://www.ansi.org";>ANSI</link>.
+ <link xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink";
xlink:href="https://www.ansi.org";>ANSI</link>.
(And if you've already registered with them you can
- <link xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink";
xlink:href="http://webstore.ansi.org/RecordDetail.aspx?sku=INCITS%2fISO%2fIEC+14882-2012";>buy
the standard on-line</link>.)
+ <link xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink";
xlink:href="https://webstore.ansi.org/RecordDetail.aspx?sku=INCITS%2fISO%2fIEC+14882-2012";>buy
the standard on-line</link>.)
</para>
</listitem>
Index: doc/xml/faq.xml
===================================================================
--- doc/xml/faq.xml (revision 245299)
+++ doc/xml/faq.xml (working copy)
@@ -1170,36 +1170,6 @@
</answer>
</qandaentry>
-<qandaentry xml:id="faq.get_iso_cxx">
- <question xml:id="q-get_iso_cxx">
- <para>How do I get a copy of the ISO C++ Standard?
- </para>
- </question>
- <answer xml:id="a-get_iso_cxx">
- <para>
- Copies of the full ISO 14882 standard are available on line via
- the ISO mirror site for committee members. Non-members, or those
- who have not paid for the privilege of sitting on the committee
- and sustained their two-meeting commitment for voting rights, may
- get a copy of the standard from their respective national
- standards organization. In the USA, this national standards
- organization is ANSI and their website is
- right <link xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink";
xlink:href="http://www.ansi.org";>here</link>. (And if
- you've already registered with them, clicking this link will take
- you to directly to the place where you can
- <link xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink";
xlink:href="http://webstore.ansi.org/RecordDetail.aspx?sku=ISO%2FIEC+14882:2003";>buy
the standard on-line</link>.
- </para>
- <para>
- Who is your country's member body? Visit the
- <link xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink";
xlink:href="http://www.iso.ch/";>ISO homepage</link> and find out!
- </para>
- <para>
- The 2003 version of the standard (the 1998 version plus TC1) is
- available in print, ISBN 0-470-84674-7.
- </para>
- </answer>
-</qandaentry>
-
<qandaentry xml:id="faq.what_is_abi">
<question xml:id="q-what_is_abi">
<para>
