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The C Containers Library

Started byjacob navia <jacob@spamsink.net>
First post2012-07-08 21:53 +0200
Last post2012-08-04 22:53 -0600
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  The C Containers Library jacob navia <jacob@spamsink.net> - 2012-07-08 21:53 +0200
    Re: The C Containers Library aftnix <aftnix@gmail.com> - 2012-07-26 13:13 -0700
      Re: The C Containers Library jacob navia <jacob@spamsink.net> - 2012-07-26 22:31 +0200
        Re: The C Containers Library lawrence.jones@siemens.com - 2012-07-28 17:46 -0400
          Re: The C Containers Library jacob navia <jacob@spamsink.net> - 2012-07-29 02:05 +0200
            Re: The C Containers Library lawrence.jones@siemens.com - 2012-07-30 14:48 -0400
            Re: The C Containers Library Phil Bradby <nospam@nospam.com> - 2012-08-01 21:00 +0000
              Re: The C Containers Library jacob navia <jacob@spamsink.net> - 2012-08-01 23:18 +0200
              Re: The C Containers Library Nick Keighley <nick_keighley_nospam@hotmail.com> - 2012-08-02 00:48 -0700
                Re: The C Containers Library James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2012-08-02 07:00 -0400
                  Re: The C Containers Library jacob navia <jacob@spamsink.net> - 2012-08-02 13:27 +0200
                    Re: The C Containers Library Quentin Pope <qp19433@hotmail.NOSPAM.com> - 2012-08-02 20:27 +0000
                  Re: The C Containers Library Nick Keighley <nick_keighley_nospam@hotmail.com> - 2012-08-02 05:13 -0700
                  Re: The C Containers Library Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2012-08-02 14:26 -0700
                    Re: The C Containers Library Kenneth Brody <kenbrody@spamcop.net> - 2012-08-03 10:47 -0400
          Re: The C Containers Library Noob <root@localhost> - 2012-07-29 09:58 +0200
            Re: The C Containers Library "Ansel" <tinker454@trytospammenowloser.com> - 2012-07-30 00:31 -0600
              Re: The C Containers Library Noob <root@localhost> - 2012-07-30 09:45 +0200
                Re: The C Containers Library Nick Keighley <nick_keighley_nospam@hotmail.com> - 2012-07-30 02:10 -0700
            Re: The C Containers Library lawrence.jones@siemens.com - 2012-07-30 14:54 -0400
      Re: The C Containers Library James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2012-07-26 16:52 -0400
        Re: The C Containers Library jacob navia <jacob@spamsink.net> - 2012-07-26 22:56 +0200
          Re: The C Containers Library pacman@kosh.dhis.org (Alan Curry) - 2012-07-26 22:29 +0000
            Re: The C Containers Library jacob navia <jacob@spamsink.net> - 2012-07-27 01:50 +0200
              Re: The C Containers Library pacman@kosh.dhis.org (Alan Curry) - 2012-07-27 22:28 +0000
            Re: The C Containers Library Nick Keighley <nick_keighley_nospam@hotmail.com> - 2012-07-29 06:31 -0700
              Re: The C Containers Library "Ansel" <tinker454@trytospammenowloser.com> - 2012-07-30 00:26 -0600
                Re: The C Containers Library Nick Keighley <nick_keighley_nospam@hotmail.com> - 2012-07-30 02:21 -0700
                  Re: The C Containers Library "Ansel" <tinker454@trytospammenowloser.com> - 2012-08-02 02:27 -0600
                    Re: The C Containers Library Rui Maciel <rui.maciel@gmail.com> - 2012-08-02 16:43 +0100
                      Re: The C Containers Library Ansel <lateknightdev@gmail.com> - 2012-08-02 17:07 -0700
                        Re: The C Containers Library Rui Maciel <rui.maciel@gmail.com> - 2012-08-03 22:21 +0100
                          Re: The C Containers Library Ansel <lateknightdev@gmail.com> - 2012-08-03 15:43 -0700
                            Re: The C Containers Library Anders Wegge Keller <wegge@wegge.dk> - 2012-08-04 06:32 +0200
                              Re: The C Containers Library Nick Keighley <nick_keighley_nospam@hotmail.com> - 2012-08-04 01:52 -0700
                                Re: The C Containers Library "Ansel" <tinker454@trytospammenowloser.com> - 2012-08-04 22:36 -0600
                                  Re: The C Containers Library Anders Wegge Keller <wegge@wegge.dk> - 2012-08-05 08:36 +0200
                                    Re: The C Containers Library "Ansel" <tinker454@trytospammenowloser.com> - 2012-08-05 01:28 -0600
                                      Re: The C Containers Library Anders Wegge Keller <wegge@wegge.dk> - 2012-08-05 11:31 +0200
                                        Re: The C Containers Library "Ansel" <tinker454@trytospammenowloser.com> - 2012-08-05 03:48 -0600
              Re: The C Containers Library Nick Keighley <nick_keighley_nospam@hotmail.com> - 2012-08-04 03:41 -0700
          Re: The C Containers Library jacob navia <jacob@spamsink.net> - 2012-07-27 01:55 +0200
    Re: The C Containers Library wkaras@yahoo.com - 2012-07-26 13:45 -0700
      Re: The C Containers Library jacob navia <jacob@spamsink.net> - 2012-07-26 22:53 +0200
        Re: The C Containers Library wkaras@yahoo.com - 2012-07-26 18:46 -0700
          Re: The C Containers Library jacob navia <jacob@spamsink.net> - 2012-07-27 10:59 +0200
            Re: The C Containers Library gwowen <gwowen@gmail.com> - 2012-07-27 03:39 -0700
            Re: The C Containers Library wkaras@yahoo.com - 2012-07-27 11:34 -0700
          Re: The C Containers Library jacob navia <jacob@spamsink.net> - 2012-07-27 11:04 +0200
            Re: The C Containers Library W Karas <wkaras@yahoo.com> - 2012-07-27 13:10 -0700
    Re: The C Containers Library wkaras@yahoo.com - 2012-07-26 18:54 -0700
      Re: The C Containers Library James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2012-07-27 10:25 -0400
        Re: The C Containers Library wkaras@yahoo.com - 2012-07-27 11:28 -0700
          Re: The C Containers Library James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2012-07-27 15:17 -0400
            Re: The C Containers Library wkaras@yahoo.com - 2012-07-27 13:00 -0700
            Re: The C Containers Library jacob navia <jacob@spamsink.net> - 2012-07-29 02:02 +0200
              Re: The C Containers Library "Ansel" <tinker454@trytospammenowloser.com> - 2012-07-28 22:08 -0600
                Re: The C Containers Library jacob navia <jacob@spamsink.net> - 2012-07-29 08:46 +0200
                  Re: The C Containers Library pacman@kosh.dhis.org (Alan Curry) - 2012-07-29 07:43 +0000
                    Re: The C Containers Library jacob navia <jacob@spamsink.net> - 2012-07-29 09:59 +0200
                      Re: The C Containers Library Nick Keighley <nick_keighley_nospam@hotmail.com> - 2012-07-29 06:43 -0700
                      Re: The C Containers Library pacman@kosh.dhis.org (Alan Curry) - 2012-07-29 17:27 +0000
                        Re: The C Containers Library jacob navia <jacob@spamsink.net> - 2012-07-29 20:56 +0200
                          Re: The C Containers Library pacman@kosh.dhis.org (Alan Curry) - 2012-07-30 00:07 +0000
                          Re: The C Containers Library "Ansel" <tinker454@trytospammenowloser.com> - 2012-07-30 00:07 -0600
                        Re: The C Containers Library Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2012-07-29 11:58 -0700
                          Re: The C Containers Library jacob navia <jacob@spamsink.net> - 2012-07-29 22:06 +0200
                        Re: The C Containers Library jacob navia <jacob@spamsink.net> - 2012-07-29 22:23 +0200
                          Re: The C Containers Library Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.invalid> - 2012-07-30 00:13 +0200
                            Re: The C Containers Library "Ansel" <tinker454@trytospammenowloser.com> - 2012-07-30 00:13 -0600
                              Re: The C Containers Library Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2012-07-30 01:10 -0700
                                Re: The C Containers Library "Ansel" <tinker454@trytospammenowloser.com> - 2012-07-30 02:57 -0600
                                  Re: The C Containers Library Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2012-07-30 15:47 +0000
                                  Re: The C Containers Library Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2012-07-30 13:01 -0700
                                Re: The C Containers Library Nick Keighley <nick_keighley_nospam@hotmail.com> - 2012-07-30 04:53 -0700
                                  Re: The C Containers Library Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2012-07-30 13:04 -0700
                                  Re: The C Containers Library "Ansel" <tinker454@trytospammenowloser.com> - 2012-08-02 02:11 -0600
                                    Re: The C Containers Library James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2012-08-02 06:52 -0400
                                  Re: The C Containers Library James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2012-08-02 06:46 -0400
                          Re: The C Containers Library Rui Maciel <rui.maciel@gmail.com> - 2012-07-30 00:41 +0100
                            Re: The C Containers Library jacob navia <jacob@spamsink.net> - 2012-07-30 09:45 +0200
                    Re: The C Containers Library "Ansel" <tinker454@trytospammenowloser.com> - 2012-07-29 23:05 -0600
                  Re: The C Containers Library "Ansel" <tinker454@trytospammenowloser.com> - 2012-07-29 22:52 -0600
                    Re: The C Containers Library Nick Keighley <nick_keighley_nospam@hotmail.com> - 2012-07-30 04:56 -0700
                      Re: The C Containers Library "Ansel" <tinker454@trytospammenowloser.com> - 2012-08-02 02:07 -0600
                    Re: The C Containers Library jacob navia <jacob@spamsink.net> - 2012-07-30 17:49 +0200
          Re: The C Containers Library Rui Maciel <rui.maciel@gmail.com> - 2012-07-28 09:17 +0100
            Re: The C Containers Library W Karas <wkaras@yahoo.com> - 2012-07-28 15:17 -0700
              Re: The C Containers Library Rui Maciel <rui.maciel@gmail.com> - 2012-07-29 11:10 +0100
          Re: The C Containers Library Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2012-07-28 06:51 -0700
            Re: The C Containers Library Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2012-07-28 17:23 +0100
              Re: The C Containers Library Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2012-07-30 13:40 -0700
                Re: The C Containers Library Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.invalid> - 2012-07-31 00:24 +0200
            Re: The C Containers Library Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.invalid> - 2012-07-31 00:05 +0200
            Re: The C Containers Library Rui Maciel <rui.maciel@gmail.com> - 2012-07-31 00:53 +0100
              Re: The C Containers Library jacob navia <jacob@spamsink.net> - 2012-07-31 09:24 +0200
              Re: The C Containers Library Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2012-08-02 14:45 -0700
                Re: The C Containers Library Rui Maciel <rui.maciel@gmail.com> - 2012-08-03 22:31 +0100
                  Re: The C Containers Library jacob navia <jacob@spamsink.net> - 2012-08-04 00:01 +0200
                    Re: The C Containers Library Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2012-08-03 23:45 +0100
                      Re: The C Containers Library "Ansel" <tinker454@trytospammenowloser.com> - 2012-08-04 22:47 -0600
                    Re: The C Containers Library "Ansel" <tinker454@trytospammenowloser.com> - 2012-08-04 22:41 -0600
                    Re: The C Containers Library Rui Maciel <rui.maciel@gmail.com> - 2012-08-07 10:24 +0100
                      Re: The C Containers Library jacob navia <jacob@spamsink.net> - 2012-08-07 15:30 +0200
                        Re: The C Containers Library Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2012-08-07 15:35 +0100
                          Re: The C Containers Library Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2012-09-07 12:40 -0700
                            Re: The C Containers Library Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2012-09-08 00:07 +0100
                              Re: The C Containers Library Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2012-09-07 17:31 -0700
                                Re: The C Containers Library Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2012-09-08 03:14 +0100
                                  Re: The C Containers Library Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2012-09-08 05:22 -0700
                        Re: The C Containers Library Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2012-09-07 12:36 -0700
                      Re: The C Containers Library Nick Keighley <nick_keighley_nospam@hotmail.com> - 2012-08-08 02:26 -0700
                        Re: The C Containers Library jacob navia <jacob@spamsink.net> - 2012-08-08 17:25 +0200
              Re: The C Containers Library 88888 Dihedral <dihedral88888@googlemail.com> - 2012-08-03 16:04 -0700
    Re: The C Containers Library SG <s.gesemann@gmail.com> - 2012-08-04 04:52 -0700
      Re: The C Containers Library jacob navia <jacob@spamsink.net> - 2012-08-04 18:42 +0200
        Re: The C Containers Library Ike Naar <ike@faeroes.freeshell.org> - 2012-08-04 19:17 +0000
          Re: The C Containers Library Ike Naar <ike@faeroes.freeshell.org> - 2012-08-04 19:22 +0000
          Re: The C Containers Library jacob navia <jacob@spamsink.net> - 2012-08-04 22:14 +0200
          Re: The C Containers Library jacob navia <jacob@spamsink.net> - 2012-08-05 00:15 +0200
            Re: The C Containers Library Ike Naar <ike@faeroes.freeshell.org> - 2012-08-04 23:13 +0000
              Re: The C Containers Library "Ansel" <tinker454@trytospammenowloser.com> - 2012-08-04 22:53 -0600

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#24225

FromIke Naar <ike@faeroes.freeshell.org>
Date2012-08-04 23:13 +0000
Message-ID<slrn3vfsk1rb47.5vi.ike@faeroes.freeshell.org>
In reply to#24224
On 2012-08-04, jacob navia <jacob@spamsink.net> wrote:
> Le 04/08/12 21:17, Ike Naar a ?crit :
>> If the type of the header structure were known to the program,
>> there would be a simpler solution:
>
> Yes, but that would break the complete separation between the 
> implementation and the specifications. As it is now, a complete change 
> in the inner structure of the containers doesn't need even a 
> recompilation in user code since all the data types are completely 
> hidden. This is a very strong requirement of the libray and I have done 
> everything to ensure that all containers data types are compeletly 
> opaque to user code.

The data types are not *completely* hidden. For instance, the trick
with the pointer-to-void exposes the knowledge that the alignment of the
header structure is not stricter that the alignment of a pointer to void.

"Hidden" assumption like these make the code fragile. The user may
think it is safe not to recompile, when it may in fact be dangerous.

If there are any compile-time dependencies between user code and
the library, it is safer to make them explicit than to pretend
they're not there. Doing unnecessary compilations may be bad, but
not doing necessary compilations is far worse.

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#24238

From"Ansel" <tinker454@trytospammenowloser.com>
Date2012-08-04 22:53 -0600
Message-ID<jvkuih$8jm$1@speranza.aioe.org>
In reply to#24225
Ike Naar wrote:
> On 2012-08-04, jacob navia <jacob@spamsink.net> wrote:
>> Le 04/08/12 21:17, Ike Naar a ?crit :
>>> If the type of the header structure were known to the program,
>>> there would be a simpler solution:
>>
>> Yes, but that would break the complete separation between the
>> implementation and the specifications. As it is now, a complete
>> change in the inner structure of the containers doesn't need even a
>> recompilation in user code since all the data types are completely
>> hidden. This is a very strong requirement of the libray and I have
>> done everything to ensure that all containers data types are
>> compeletly opaque to user code.
>
> The data types are not *completely* hidden. For instance, the trick
> with the pointer-to-void exposes the knowledge that the alignment of
> the header structure is not stricter that the alignment of a pointer
> to void.
>
> "Hidden" assumption like these make the code fragile. The user may
> think it is safe not to recompile, when it may in fact be dangerous.
>
> If there are any compile-time dependencies between user code and
> the library, it is safer to make them explicit than to pretend
> they're not there. Doing unnecessary compilations may be bad, but
> not doing necessary compilations is far worse.

I skim the gurus' comments and say to myself, "well, if the gurus have a 
hard time with it, or if it requires a guru to use it, then what has been 
accomplished?". (That, to you JN. Rebuttle please.) 

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