From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
Return-Path: <thelema314@gmail.com>
X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.3 (2006-06-01) on yquem.inria.fr
X-Spam-Level: *
X-Spam-Status: No, score=1.1 required=5.0 tests=AWL,SPF_NEUTRAL 
	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 7B0F0BC0B
	for <caml-list@yquem.inria.fr>; Tue, 16 Jan 2007 06:18:54 +0100 (CET)
Received: from wr-out-0506.google.com (wr-out-0506.google.com [64.233.184.230])
	by discorde.inria.fr (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id l0G5IrH3023884
	for <caml-list@yquem.inria.fr>; Tue, 16 Jan 2007 06:18:54 +0100
Received: by wr-out-0506.google.com with SMTP id 67so1348502wri
        for <caml-list@yquem.inria.fr>; Mon, 15 Jan 2007 21:18:53 -0800 (PST)
DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws;
        d=gmail.com; s=beta;
        h=received:message-id:date:from:user-agent:mime-version:to:cc:subject:references:in-reply-to:content-type:content-transfer-encoding;
        b=TeuLcFRztPMo5DOzYh1u+JuuDSvF+XEsvfgXtjRep2oIokP2Y47f3F44yE1B4AXIDZSsQd4y6j8DQHwHVJiOtiwWlviEgPROn8tVuyPVNhlPbg7Fs+PWbaYEfuChVSp33F4W7gACEBjZGLSJcGxwBgY+JeHsBquf21sSwxVTfhU=
Received: by 10.65.54.9 with SMTP id g9mr6945672qbk.1168924732485;
        Mon, 15 Jan 2007 21:18:52 -0800 (PST)
Received: from ?192.168.0.18? ( [69.155.31.57])
        by mx.google.com with ESMTP id e14sm7219041qba.2007.01.15.21.18.51;
        Mon, 15 Jan 2007 21:18:52 -0800 (PST)
Message-ID: <45AC6039.8020805@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2007 23:18:49 -0600
From: Edgar Friendly <thelema314@gmail.com>
User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.9 (X11/20061206)
MIME-Version: 1.0
To: Jon Harrop <jon@ffconsultancy.com>
Cc: caml-list@yquem.inria.fr
Subject: Re: [Caml-list] Ocaml compiler features
References: <45A87011.8080203@gmail.com> <20070115221717.GA9982@snarc.org>	<1168910291.9207.62.camel@rosella.wigram> <200701160211.02613.jon@ffconsultancy.com>
In-Reply-To: <200701160211.02613.jon@ffconsultancy.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-15
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
X-j-chkmail-Score: MSGID : 45AC603D.001 on discorde : j-chkmail score : X : 0/20 1 0.000 -> 1
X-Miltered: at discorde with ID 45AC603D.001 by Joe's j-chkmail (http://j-chkmail . ensmp . fr)!
X-Spam: no; 0.00; ocaml:01 compiler:01 syntax:01 stdlib:01 recursive:01 stdlib:01 edgar:98 wrote:01 parameterize:01 caml-list:01 functions:01 functions:01 tail:01 bytes:03 cons:03 

Jon Harrop wrote:
> We really want a File.fold function to fold over the lines of the file, and a 
> cons function:
> 
>   File.fold cons ch []
> 
While we're at it, why not parameterize the splitting mechanism: one
fold for token-based folding (each \n or other separator), and a second
fold for record-based folding (every n bytes).

> I have a much bigger wish list for functions than I do for syntax. I'd like 
> the stdlib functions to be tail recursive, more comprehensive and faster...
> 

Should we start another thread to put improved/needed stdlib functions?
I imagine some discussion (and postings of code) related to this matter
could be productive.

E.