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From: esj@harvee.UUCP (Eric S Johansson)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.forth
Subject: Re: ANS FORTH TECHNICAL COMMITTEE
Message-ID: <0637372@harvee.UUCP>
Date: 13 Feb 91 21:49:02 GMT
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In article <1991Feb12.074203.12102@world.std.com> dcp@world.std.com
(David C. Petty) writes:
> In article <2295.UUL1.3#5129@willett.pgh.pa.us>,
> RAY DUNCAN writes:
> 
> `` As for the X3J14 current string words, I'd like to see them thrown out
> `` too.  I believe that the set of string primitives in LMI systems is much
> `` better thought out and I'd hate to abandon same in favor of the
> `` hodge-podge that is now in BASIS.
> 
> Please, Ray, can you publish the specifiation for the LMI string word
> set?  I'd hate to miss out on the opportunity of having less of a
> hodge-podge in ANS Forth.
> 
I second that notion.  Ray, Please publish your string primitives
wordset. 

If folks don't find the current string wordset definition acceptable,
I suggest we take a clue from another part of the computer world whis
has an acceptable set of string manipulation functions.  I
suggest forthifying the ANSI C set of string functions.  These set
of routines have passed the test of time, they are in common usage,
they are used in portable code, the rest of the computer programming
world understands them.  what more could you ask for :-) 

--- eric
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