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Re: lexicographic list comparison
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Sam Steingold |
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Re: lexicographic list comparison |
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Mon, 12 Sep 2022 14:35:00 -0400 |
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> * <znggvnfr@npz.bet> [2022-09-12 19:53:42 +0200]:
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> 12 sep. 2022 kl. 16.45 skrev Sam Steingold <sds@gnu.org>:
>
>> okay, so, I suppose, you find the `lexicographic-compare-lists' from TS
>> useful, right?
>
> (What is TS in this context?)
TS=topic start (the initial message in the thread)
> I usually just copy-paste code from an older project of mine (who
> doesn't?) because that way I know that it works, how it works, what
> its performance is like, etc.
I abhor code copying.
If I find that I reuse a function, I put it into a library.
>> I certainly have no intention of comparing strings with numbers &c.
>> My question was about a list of _homogeneous_ lists, and comparing to,
>> say, lists of numbers, is done lexicographically based on number
>> comparison.
>
> We could certainly add comparison functions for lists, then ones for
> arrays,
nah, all sequences are compared the same way.
> then for hash tables, and so on.
> Or just write one that works for all built-in types and impose an
> ordering between objects of distinct types. It would be more useful
> (if harder to write).
I seriously doubt this could be useful.
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