Re: Problems with the new Var code

[Alexandre Duret-Lutz]

>>> "Tim" == Tim Van Holder <address@hidden> writes:

 >> I've preserved the semantic of the old
 >> General::find_configure_ac in Configure_ac::search_configure_ac

 Tim> Why change the name of the sub like that - the new name is
 Tim> definitely worse English.  

I'm always very bad at labelling things, even in French.  I'm
fine with changing names to something else if one can suggest
better names.

 Tim> find_configure_ac correctly described what it did
 Tim> (i.e. locate configure.ac); search_configure_ac suggests
 Tim> you're looking _through_ the file (find = chercher; search
 Tim> = chercher _dans_).

<Blush> Does it?  To me, find = trouver, search = chercher.
(I.e., you can search for something that doesn't exist, but
you'll never find it -- that's the difference between the two
functions.)  But again, let's rename these if they can be less
confusing.  Maybe s/search/search_for/, or s/search/seek/?  Any
other idea?


>From WordNet (r) 1.7.1 (July 2002) [wn]:
                            
  find                      
[...]
       2: discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of;
          "She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water";
          "We found traces of lead in the paint" [syn: {detect}, {observe},
           {discover}, {notice}]
       3: come upon after searching; find the location of something
          that was missed or lost; "Did you find your glasses?"; "I
          cannot find my gloves!" [syn: {regain}] [ant: {lose}]
[...]
  search
[...]
       v 1: try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence
            of; "The police are searching for clues"; "They are
            searching for the missing man in the entire county"
            [syn: {seek}, {look for}]
       2: search or seek; "We looked all day and finally found the
          child in the forest"; "Look elsewhere for the perfect
          gift!" [syn: {look}]
[...]


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Alexandre Duret-Lutz