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Path: ...!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Ben Bacarisse <ben@bsb.me.uk> Newsgroups: comp.lang.c Subject: Re: Baby X is bor nagain Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2024 22:07:39 +0100 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 12 Message-ID: <87iky2qa1w.fsf@bsb.me.uk> References: <v494f9$von8$1@dont-email.me> <20240613174354.00005498@yahoo.com> <v4okn9$flpo$2@dont-email.me> <20240617002924.597@kylheku.com> <v4pddb$m5th$1@dont-email.me> <20240618115650.00006e3f@yahoo.com> <v4rv0o$1b7h1$1@dont-email.me> <20240618184026.000046e1@yahoo.com> <v4sd75$1ed31$1@dont-email.me> <877celzx14.fsf@nosuchdomain.example.com> <v4u85k$1t2pu$2@dont-email.me> <v4ucmn$1u14i$1@dont-email.me> <v4v2br$22c0m$1@dont-email.me> <v4v5nu$230rh$2@dont-email.me> <v4vfrn$24rv6$1@dont-email.me> <v50n9s$2fkko$1@dont-email.me> <v50poh$2g4ha$1@dont-email.me> <87iky3svqh.fsf@bsb.me.uk> <874j9nxsdy.fsf@nosuchdomain.example.com> <874j9ns382.fsf@bsb.me.uk> <20240621005605.00005f90@yahoo.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Injection-Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2024 23:07:40 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="779a099c8be26a0eebc6842c027368a0"; logging-data="3519626"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1+9yDpaurKkv8YqIB8ylgH8IaeozP7kBGY=" User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Cancel-Lock: sha1:DZjKMGb4KQZIXLiO3AQdCCD/m+I= sha1:B+osAtDJDzhG/wgB36L3Oisjyq0= X-BSB-Auth: 1.961603797f14788dfbae.20240621220739BST.87iky2qa1w.fsf@bsb.me.uk Bytes: 2094 Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> writes: > Malcolm's comparison function does not establish total order on > arbitrary strings, but it is both possible and likely that it > establishes total order on all sets of inputs that he cares about. Yes, I think he said as much. The trouble is, the problem was posted as something of a challenge ("nobody posted any code" or similar) but we knew neither the possible inputs nor the desired ordering! -- Ben.