Re: [Chicken-hackers] substring function and bounds checks

[Michele La Monaca]

On Thu, Feb 7, 2013 at 7:35 PM, John Cowan <address@hidden> wrote:
> Michele La Monaca scripsit:
>
>> Well, no. I was looking for a python-like substring function.
>
> If that's all you really wanted, the slice egg (to which you have already
> been referred; docs at <http://wiki.call-cc.org/eggref/4/slice>) does
> everything you are asking for, negative and past-the-end indices and all.
> It even slices lists and vectors as a bonus.  But no, what you are
> showing you actually want is to complain about the meaning of the name
> "substring".  That's not a discussion anyone else thinks is worth having.

Thank you John.  That is very kind of you.

Regards,
Michele