Re: [TCLCORE] TIP#343: A Binary Specifier for [format/scan]

[Alexandre F. <ale...@gm...>]

On Mon, Dec 8, 2008 at 6:06 PM, Donald G Porter <dg...@ni...> wrote:
>
> Or maybe I'm just making excuses because I can't keep up with the
> flood.

Not at all ! Your concern is perfectly valid, and now I understand
that my [scan %i] idea was a nastily incompatible one. Thanks for
clarifying this.
I will update the patch tonight.
In summary, what the TIP offers is:

  [format %#06b 5] ==> 0b0101 (NEW)
  [format %#o 9] ==> 011          (ALREADY)
  [scan %b 101] ==> 5               (NEW)
  [scan %i 0b101] ==> 0            (ALREADY)

In all cases, it preserves the invariant:

  [expr "[format %#BASE $x]==$x"]

regardless of how the base prefix is structured. Octal stands alone in
its ages-old mud, but Still Works ;-)

I would love to see you at peace with this instead of seeing it pass
with the two-thirds part of TYANNOTT...

-Alex