Re: Livingston vs. The real world. (fwd)

Andy Doolittle (andy@server.livingston.com)
Mon, 3 Jun 1996 07:36:02 -0700 (PDT)

On Sat, 1 Jun 1996, Owen DeLong wrote:

> The problem with that theory is that the current implementation doesn't actually
> store line numbers in the filters in the PM. The filters are simply stored
> as a sequential list. Line numbers are a figment of the CLI's imagination.
>
> If you don't believe me, just try deleting lines 5, 7, and 9 from a filter
> by typing:
>
> set filter blah 5
> set filter blah 7
> set filter blah 9
>
> You'll find that you actually delete 5, 8, and 11.
>
> Owen

This is pretty much as expected. When you delete rule 5, rule 6 becomes
5, rule 7 becomes 6, and so on. If you deleted 9, then 7, then 5 you
would get the desired result.

Not that this has anything to do with the subject at hand ...

andy
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