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Re: D2977R1: Build database files

From: Jonathan Wakely <cxx_at_[hidden]>
Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2024 18:58:55 +0100
On Fri, 12 Apr 2024, 17:48 René Ferdinand Rivera Morell via SG15, <
sg15_at_[hidden]> wrote:

> On Fri, Apr 12, 2024 at 11:43 AM Ben Boeckel via SG15
> <sg15_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> >
> > On Fri, Apr 12, 2024 at 13:49:03 +0100, Jonathan Wakely via SG15 wrote:
> > > On Fri, 12 Apr 2024 at 13:24, Harald Achitz via SG15 <
> sg15_at_[hidden]>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > The link is now a 404,
> > > >
> > > > is there a paper about this topic?
> > > >
> > >
> > > It's no longer a draft, replace the D with a P.
> > > https://isocpp.org/files/papers/P2977R1.html
> >
> > D paper links expire once published? I can understand that they can
> > change if republished, but we should bump the revision after discussion.
> > FWIW, this P paper is equivalent to the D paper with the metadata
> > updated. How many historical minutes refer to now-dead links with no way
> > to know if the corresponding P paper with the same revision is what was
> > discussed?
>
> That's why everyone should avoid discussing D papers in meetings. It's
> best if you publish/post before it's discussed in the meeting. Ideally
> chairs should require a "no D paper discussion" policy.
>

Or attach the D paper that was discussed to the wiki. Sometimes a paper is
revised during a week-long meeting and a new draft gets discussed while
still a D paper.

Received on 2024-04-12 18:00:18