From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,XPRIO autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,9272170244740794,start X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-11-15 16:25:45 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!ppp-1-117.cvx6.telinco.NET!not-for-mail From: "Nick Roberts" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: List container straw man (NJR V4) Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2001 00:14:55 -0000 Message-ID: <9t1lp4$16unne$3@ID-25716.news.dfncis.de> NNTP-Posting-Host: ppp-1-117.cvx6.telinco.net (212.1.156.117) X-Trace: fu-berlin.de 1005869669 40853230 212.1.156.117 (16 [25716]) X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400 Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:16597 Date: 2001-11-16T00:14:55+00:00 List-Id: Text of message from me to Ted Dennison today: === After much revision, I think I'm getting nearer the 'sweet spot' you wanted to hit: I've removed all trace of iteration from the base package (it'll be in a child package), so you get your one-instantion-does-it; I've got rid of the index-based operations, and put an 'offset' parameter in the cursor-based ones (with a default of 0, so it can be ignored), which, with the ability to specify an absolute base or a cursor base, obsoletes the index-based operations (and adds cursor-based addressing); I've added multiple cursors. I've yet to finish the iterator packages and documentation; it may be the weekend before these re done, but I think you'll like the results. In the meantime, please the base and list packages (version 4). Post these on the web site if you wish. Thanks for your patience! === Please wait for the documentation before posting questions on this proposal. -- Best wishes, Nick Roberts