From: Gerard Jungman <jungman@lanl.gov>
To: Fleur Kelpin <fleur@bio.vu.nl>
Cc: gsl-discuss@sources.redhat.com
Subject: Re: fprintf for blocks/vectors: why the \n?
Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2001 13:20:00 -0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <3C17B0A0.E276877A@lanl.gov> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.GSO.4.33.0112121604530.18376-100000@monodon>
Fleur Kelpin wrote:
>
> If the automatic \n in block/fprintf_source.c were to go, people could
> provide the format "%g\n" or "%g\t" or anything they like.
>
> This makes it easier to send the output of a time series of vectors to
> e.g. gnuplot because one can also print to columns then, instead of
> the now compulsory elements below each other.
I never noticed this. I agree; the way it is now is not right.
> Or, if backwards compatibility is a concern, maybe provide this in a
> second function with slightly different name?
Brian, what do you think?
--
G. Jungman
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From: Gerard Jungman <jungman@lanl.gov>
To: Fleur Kelpin <fleur@bio.vu.nl>
Cc: gsl-discuss@sources.redhat.com
Subject: Re: fprintf for blocks/vectors: why the \n?
Date: Wed, 05 Dec 2001 12:20:00 -0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <3C17B0A0.E276877A@lanl.gov> (raw)
Message-ID: <20011205122000.b-Bv69zGTPIQ7lFWrPEg5Vk8aNVRkD2_BA1OUa62QE0@z> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.GSO.4.33.0112121604530.18376-100000@monodon>
Fleur Kelpin wrote:
>
> If the automatic \n in block/fprintf_source.c were to go, people could
> provide the format "%g\n" or "%g\t" or anything they like.
>
> This makes it easier to send the output of a time series of vectors to
> e.g. gnuplot because one can also print to columns then, instead of
> the now compulsory elements below each other.
I never noticed this. I agree; the way it is now is not right.
> Or, if backwards compatibility is a concern, maybe provide this in a
> second function with slightly different name?
Brian, what do you think?
--
G. Jungman
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2001-12-12 19:20 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2001-12-19 13:20 Fleur Kelpin
2001-12-05 12:20 ` Fleur Kelpin
2001-12-19 13:20 ` Gerard Jungman [this message]
2001-12-05 12:20 ` Gerard Jungman
2001-12-19 13:20 ` Brian Gough
2001-12-05 13:33 ` Brian Gough
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