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Re: What's the name of this library? (was: Re: autotools transition report: v 28.07)
On Sun, Aug 03, 2003 at 01:43:52AM +0200, Gabriel Dos Reis wrote:
> Phil Edwards <phil@jaj.com> writes:
> | On Sat, Aug 02, 2003 at 09:18:52AM +0200, Gabriel Dos Reis wrote:
> | > Phil Edwards <phil@jaj.com> writes:
> | > |
> | > | "+" is not part of any natural language alphabet.
> | >
> | > Do you have any reference for that assertion?
> |
> | No. Natural languages are merely a hobby of mine, not a profession, but
> | I've never come across a written language which includes '+'. Do you
> | have any counterexamples?
>
> I have examples of languages (in the country where I grew up) where
> symbols like + are used in sentences. Thoise languages are part of
> Bantou family language.
Ah, very cool.
> | Things that look for words will not find "++". It's not a hypothetical
> | proposal, it's something that rears its head and bites us every now
> | and again.
>
> Then, they have the wrong definition of word :-)
You fix their parsers, and I'll withdraw the libstdcxx suggestion. :-)
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