Re: [Oorexx-devel] Fwd: [oorexx:feature-requests] #473 Stringcompares should have special exception for .nil

2012-08-22 Thread Mike Cowlishaw
Treating .nil like NaN is an interesting model. Worth thinking through, I'd suggest (including .nil \= .nil) ... Mike -- Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security

Re: [Oorexx-devel] Fwd: [oorexx:feature-requests] #473 Stringcompares should have special exception for .nil

2012-08-22 Thread Rick McGuire
On Wed, Aug 22, 2012 at 8:26 AM, Mike Cowlishaw m...@speleotrove.com wrote: Treating .nil like NaN is an interesting model. Worth thinking through, I'd suggest (including .nil \= .nil) ... Not a good idea on this last one...this feature request exists because of some unexpected side effects

Re: [Oorexx-devel] Fwd: [oorexx:feature-requests] #473 Stringcompares should have special exception for .nil

2012-08-22 Thread Mike Cowlishaw
On Wed, Aug 22, 2012 at 8:26 AM, Mike Cowlishaw m...@speleotrove.com wrote: Treating .nil like NaN is an interesting model. Worth thinking through, I'd suggest (including .nil \= .nil) ... Not a good idea on this last one...this feature request exists because of some unexpected side

Re: [Oorexx-devel] Fwd: [oorexx:feature-requests] #473 Stringcompares should have special exception for .nil

2012-08-22 Thread Rick McGuire
Hmmm, just started making the changes for this feature, only to discover that the bypass for ==, \==, et al was already implemented! I'm sure I was probably the person who made this change, but I don't remember when. I think this feature still needs a complete implementation though. Rick On