From: Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
Cc: bug-guile@gnu.org
Subject: Re: ice-9 lineio read-char versus unread-string
Date: 05 May 2003 18:47:41 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <m3bryhs2te.fsf@laruns.ossau.uklinux.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87el3fdbfn.fsf@zagadka.ping.de>
>>>>> "Marius" == Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.de> writes:
Marius> Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au> writes:
>> I guess this is just a missing index for the string-ref call in the
>> getc handler of make-line-buffering-input-port. Judging by the
>> substring taken I guess it should be 0.
Marius> Right. Fixed in both branches, although I think the code hasn't
Marius> been used for three years or so...
Marius> The (ice-9 lineio) module was there to fix a deficiency in the core
Marius> ports and the original author expected it to be removed somewhen.
Marius> Maybe we should just do that. Anybody?
The (poor) comment doesn't say what that deficiency was. Does anyone
know? And if so, has it been fixed?
If no one knows, I support removing this from Guile core.
Neil
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2003-05-05 17:47 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2003-03-23 22:51 ice-9 lineio read-char versus unread-string Kevin Ryde
2003-05-03 20:26 ` Marius Vollmer
2003-05-05 17:47 ` Neil Jerram [this message]
2003-05-13 17:33 ` Marius Vollmer
2003-05-13 17:46 ` Paul Jarc
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