DAVID@PENNDRLS.BITNET (02/15/91)
Eric S Johansson <wang!harvee!esj@UUNET.UU.NET> writes: >If folks don't find the current string wordset definition acceptable, >I suggest we take a clue from another part of the computer world whis >has an acceptable set of string manipulation functions. I >suggest forthifying the ANSI C set of string functions. These set >of routines have passed the test of time, they are in common usage, >they are used in portable code, the rest of the computer programming >world understands them. what more could you ask for :-) Ack. I *hate* doing strings in C. Even FORTRAN has better string operators than C (well, sort of; depends what you need to do :-). This may be one on which there will just never be an agreement. Of course, the fact that I hate it is no reason for it not to be a standard; there are plenty of other standards I dislike :-). Doesn't keep me from using them :-(. -- R. David Murray (DAVID@PENNDRLS.UPENN.EDU)