Extension Process

There are two ways to suggest an Extension to AL or ALC. The simplest way is to write an ASCII text that matches the following template:


         RFC:         rfc-iiyymmdd-nn
         Name:        (indicating the purpose/feature)
         Maintainer:  (name and spam-secured e-mail)
         Date:        (last revision)
         Revision:    (last revision)

         new enums
         new functions

         description of operation

     

Such an RFC can be submitted on the AL discussion list (please use RFC in the Subject line), or send to the maintainer of the AL specification. If you are shipping an actual implementation as a patch or as part of the AL CVS a formal writeup is recommend. In this case, the Extension has to be described as part of the specification, which is maintained in DocBook SGML (available for UNIX, Linux and Win32). The SGML source of the specification is available by CVS, and the Appendix on Extensions can be used as a template. Contact the maintainer for details.