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Re: ice-9 lineio read-char versus unread-string
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Neil Jerram |
Subject: |
Re: ice-9 lineio read-char versus unread-string |
Date: |
05 May 2003 18:47:41 +0100 |
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>>>>> "Marius" == Marius Vollmer <address@hidden> writes:
Marius> Kevin Ryde <address@hidden> 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