errata/243: 10.3.1: Call functions "reentrant", not "recursive"

From: Shalom.Bresticker@motorola.com
Date: Wed Jan 01 2003 - 06:14:20 PST

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    >Number: 243
    >Category: errata
    >Originator: Paul Graham
    >Environment:
    http://boydtechinc.com/btf/archive/btf_2002/1794.html
    http://boydtechinc.com/btf/archive/btf_2002/1795.html
    >Description:

    From Paul Graham, in
    http://boydtechinc.com/btf/archive/btf_2002/1794.html :

    The definitions of functions and tasks are unnecessarily divergent.

    Section 10.2.1 says:

        The first syntax shall begin with the keyword task, followed by the
        optional keyword automatic, followed by a name for the task and a
        semicolon, and ending with the keyword endtask. The keyword automatic
        declares an automatic task that is reentrant with all the task
        declarations allocated dynamically for each concurrent task entry.

    While section 10.3.1 says:

        The keyword automatic declares a recursive function with all the
        function declarations allocated dynamically for each recursive call.

    I think 10.3.1 should use "reentrant" instead of "recursive", since just
    declaring a function "automatic" does not make it a recursive function.

    The problem occurs only in 10.3.1, para. 3.
    Mac also agreed to this change.

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