On 19 Feb 2003, Michael J. Brewer 99 wrote:

> I'm wondering if there's a rationale behind not having suggestion scores
> (edit distances, though I know they're more than that) available through
> the C interface code.  Previously these were passed back during the
> suggest() call.

When was this?  This must of been a LONG time ago.

> Was there a reason beyond convenience for not including suggestion
> scores in the C interface? Are other library users similarly interested
> in these scores? Would it be worthwhile to add to the C API? Am I
> completely missing something and the scores are readily available?

The meaning of the scores returned can change from one release to another 
and I do not want people relaying on them.  That is the main reason.  Than 
there is also the complexity of figuring out how extent the C api to 
provide them.

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