Issue 250304.1: Adding a language code for Algol 68
| Author: | Jose E. Marchesi |
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| Champion: | |
| Date submitted: | 2025-03-04 |
| Date revised: | |
| Date closed: | 2025-03-07 |
| Type: | Enhancement |
| Status: | Lang Code Assigned |
| DWARF version: | 6 |
Background
There is a GCC front-end for Algol 68 under development and it is already generating working programs. For the moment the front-end is using a temporary DWARF language code.
Overview
Add an official code DW_LANG_Algol68 that GCC can use.
Proposed changes
Add an entry to table 7.17 for DW_LANG_Algol68 with a suitable Value.
Default lower bound is 1.
Versioning scheme is YYYY.
2025-03-07: Assigned DW_LANG_Algol68 = 0x44, DW_LNAME_Algol68 = 0x2e.
