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Ecma Common Language Infrastructure (CLI) Standard - Working Draft

Work on the 5^th edition of Ecma-335 CLI standard began in mid-2009. The TC49-TG3 task group is working on extending both the virtual machine and class libraries of the CLI specification. In addition, improvements are being made to clarify existing elements of the specification. Many of these improvements are the result of feedback received from outside the task group, for which the task group is grateful.

Posted below is a snapshot of the committee’s work as of 27 March 2010.

The participants in TC49/TG3 are providing these working documents to the public for informational purposes only. The contents are subject to change as often as once a month. To participate in the standardization process, contact your organization's Ecma representative. If your company does not currently participate in Ecma and wishes to do so, please contact Ecma directly.

The following organizations and contributors are actively participating in the work of TC49/TG3: Eiffel Software, Kahu Research, Microsoft Corporation, Novell Corporation, and Twin Roots.

The following organizations have previously participated in the work of TC49/TG3 and their contributions are gratefully acknowledged: Fujitsu Software, Hewlett-Packard, Intel Corporation, International Business Machines, ISE, Monash University, Netscape, OpenWave, Plum Hall, Sun Microsystems.

Many of the organizations that are currently participating in the TC49/TG3 work have volunteered to mirror this site. These mirror sites are:

• Eiffel Software
• Kahu Research
• Microsoft Corporation
• Novell Corporation
• Twin Roots

Available Documents (Documents current as of 27 March 2010)

The following working draft documents are available:

• CLI Partition I - Architecture (PDF)
• CLI Partition II - Metadata and File Format (PDF)
• CLI Partition III - CIL (PDF)
• CLI Partition IV - Library (PDF)
• CLI Partition V – Binary Formats (PDF)
• CLI Partition VI – Annexes (PDF)
• Class Library (XML, PDF)

Note: Other mirror sites may also provide these documents in MS Word format.

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For New Zealanders

If you are in New Zealand and have any questions on the Standards process you may if you wish email Dr Nigel Perry, who is a member of the Ecma CLI committee.