From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.3 (2006-06-01) on yquem.inria.fr X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.0 required=5.0 tests=AWL autolearn=disabled version=3.1.3 X-Original-To: caml-list@yquem.inria.fr Delivered-To: caml-list@yquem.inria.fr Received: from discorde.inria.fr (discorde.inria.fr [192.93.2.38]) by yquem.inria.fr (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1B0BFBC6B for ; Sat, 4 Aug 2007 20:24:10 +0200 (CEST) Received: from ipmail01.adl2.internode.on.net (ipmail01.adl2.internode.on.net [203.16.214.140]) by discorde.inria.fr (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id l74IO7O5000454 for ; Sat, 4 Aug 2007 20:24:09 +0200 X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: AgAAAGZhtEZ5LGJp/2dsb2JhbAAN X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.19,220,1183300200"; d="scan'208";a="167115391" Received: from ppp121-44-98-105.lns10.syd6.internode.on.net (HELO [192.168.1.201]) ([121.44.98.105]) by ipmail01.adl2.internode.on.net with ESMTP; 05 Aug 2007 03:54:06 +0930 Subject: Re: [Caml-list] Sorted list From: skaller To: Brian Hurt Cc: Richard Jones , ocaml ml In-Reply-To: References: <46B4485B.7040406@menta.net> <46B454ED.700@philippewang.info> <1186226538.14440.105.camel@rosella.wigram> <46B48F3C.1040904@menta.net> <1186242141.11801.10.camel@rosella.wigram> <20070804162135.GA7370@furbychan.cocan.org> Content-Type: text/plain Date: Sun, 05 Aug 2007 04:24:05 +1000 Message-Id: <1186251845.6025.60.camel@rosella.wigram> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.10.1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Miltered: at discorde with ID 46B4C447.001 by Joe's j-chkmail (http://j-chkmail . ensmp . fr)! X-Spam: no; 0.00; ocaml:01 lexing:01 ocaml:01 libs:01 2007,:98 sourceforge:01 wrote:01 wrote:01 caml-list:01 library:03 brian:05 differences:06 differences:06 mere:92 aug:07 On Sat, 2007-08-04 at 13:17 -0400, Brian Hurt wrote: > > On Sat, 4 Aug 2007, Richard Jones wrote: > > > But what's wrong with extlib? Now I know it's not the "Standard" > > distribution, but that's a mere packaging issue. > > Actually, extlib is a wonderfull example of what's wrong with this idea. > I have grown to have major philosophical differences with extlib- That doesn't make the idea wrong. As I said in another post, I have major philosophical differences with some of the Ocaml standard libs-- Str being mentioned with considerable distaste. I add the lexing system to that too, and probably more. My point being: it isn't just 3PLs, but also the Ocaml standard libs, that can have problems: this shouldn't stand in the way of improving and augmenting the library. -- John Skaller Felix, successor to C++: http://felix.sf.net