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david nicol
Date:
July 21, 2004 14:46
Subject:
Re: more 5.9 sort tests
Message ID:
1090446331.1010.14.camel@plaza.davidnicol.com
On Wed, 2004-07-21 at 07:37, Rafael Garcia-Suarez wrote:
> david nicol wrote:
> > @@ -577,6 +577,13 @@
> >  @input = sort {$b <=> $a} @input;
> >  ok "@input", "G H I D E F A B C", 'stable $b <=> $a in place sort';
> >  
> > +# test that optimized {$b cmp $a} remains stable (new in 5.9)
> > +# without overloading
> > +@b = sort { $b <=> $a } @input = qw/5first 6first 5second 6second/;
> 
> I assume you meant "cmp" instead of "<=>" here ?

no not at all.  We have been calling the optimization "{$b cmp $a}"
even though it works with both alpha-compare and the spaceship operator.

Switching to the spaceship in the comment would be clearer.

I was not aware that the overloaded tests were already in there when I
went to add the native-overloaded ones using "not-really-numbers." 
Overloaded values are treated a little bit different than native SVs
so the non-overloaded test does test a combination that is not being 
otherwise tested.  I cannot imagine a scenario where the oveloaded tests
would pass and 
     sort { $b <=> $a } @input = qw/5first 6first 5second 6second/
would fail.

Yes I can -- I have an active imagination -- a misguided fool makes sort
functioning dependent on the elements being magical.  These tests would 
then fail.



-- 
david nicol
    "People used to be able to read my thoughts, but
it doesn't appear to work any more. Should I eat less cheese?"
                                               -- Elizabeth Woods


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