Re: Sequencing guarantees for macro versions of standard functions

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From	Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com>
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Subject	Re: Sequencing guarantees for macro versions of standard functions
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Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> writes:
> Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> writes:
[...]
>> Right, I should have paid closer attention to the semantics of modf()
>> (which I don't think I've ever used "in anger").
>
> Why do you make the "in anger" comment?  I couldn't find any
> connection to earlier remarks in this thread.

It's a figure of speech.  Quoting a comment I found on Hacker News:

    To "use something in anger" is a phrase, meaning to use something
    "for real" - in production, etc. rather than just to try it out.

No actual anger is implied.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10806244

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Keith Thompson (The_Other_Keith) Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com
Working, but not speaking, for Philips
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Sequencing guarantees for macro versions of standard functions Andrey Tarasevich <andreytarasevich@hotmail.com> - 2022-01-20 15:59 -0800
  Re: Sequencing guarantees for macro versions of standard functions Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2022-01-20 16:35 -0800
    Re: Sequencing guarantees for macro versions of standard functions Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2022-01-23 14:38 -0800
      Re: Sequencing guarantees for macro versions of standard functions Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2022-01-23 19:36 -0800
        Re: Sequencing guarantees for macro versions of standard functions Andrey Tarasevich <andreytarasevich@hotmail.com> - 2022-01-23 19:56 -0800
          Re: Sequencing guarantees for macro versions of standard functions Andrey Tarasevich <andreytarasevich@hotmail.com> - 2022-01-23 19:58 -0800
            Re: Sequencing guarantees for macro versions of standard functions Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2022-01-23 23:50 -0800
            Re: Sequencing guarantees for macro versions of standard functions Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2022-01-24 07:27 -0800
        Re: Sequencing guarantees for macro versions of standard functions Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2022-01-23 23:49 -0800
          Re: Sequencing guarantees for macro versions of standard functions Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2022-01-24 07:31 -0800
            Re: Sequencing guarantees for macro versions of standard functions Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2022-01-24 13:18 -0800
              Re: Sequencing guarantees for macro versions of standard functions Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2022-01-29 03:36 -0800

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