[Bug libstdc++/15276] Erroneous Comparisons of Negative Characters

["gdr at integrable-solutions dot net" <gcc-bugzilla at gcc dot gnu dot org>]

------- Additional Comments From gdr at integrable-solutions dot net  2004-05-05 10:38 -------
Subject: Re:  Erroneous Comparisons of Negative Characters

"pcarlini at suse dot de" <gcc-bugzilla@gcc.gnu.org> writes:

| Admittedly, I become nervous when someone consider changing from one

I see a difference with being "nervous" and "being rude" for the
purpose of "intimidating".  IMNSHO, you've been lately in the
latter category than the former these months.

| day to another string::compare behavior to become different from
| std::strcmp. Therefore, please accept my excuses for my harsh
| response, but also, please, don't consider the issue simpler than it is.

The issue as I see it is quite simple:  The specification in table 37
regarding char_traits<>::compare is clear, and it takes an
extraodinary interpretation to conclude that string::compare 
and std::strcmp should match -- let alone the fact that std::string
already differs from  traditional C-style strings in the sene that
the former can contain nul characters whereas the later can't.

But, of course, that may be subtle to someone already convinced that a
C++ string is just a typedef-name for a C-string.

-- Gaby
 


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