[m-dev.] Contribution: Pretty Printing Library

[Ralph Becket]

> From: Mark Anthony BROWN [mailto:dougl at cs.mu.OZ.AU]
> 
> Here's the next lot.  There are still some outstanding issues:
> 
> 	- Copyright stuff.  I'd rather leave discussion of this to
> 	  someone who knows what they are talking about.

Good question - who, if anyone, does own the copyright on LGPL'd
code?  What would such a copyright mean?

> 	- As Fergus suggested, nesting could be handled more
> 	  abstractly.  I'll comment on this later, if I can think
> 	  of anything worthwhile.

I'm working on that one.

> 	- Where the module should go once it passes review.  A likely
> 	  destination is the extras directory, which contains various
> 	  other "non-standard" libraries.  I don't know how well this
> 	  would fit with doing field trials like using it in
> 	  error_util.m (as Fergus suggested) or in the term browser
> 	  (as I would like to do).  Comments, anyone?

I'd rather see it go in the standard library for precisely these
reasons.

> Aside from these issues, and the ones below, I am happy for the module
> to pass review.

Cheers,

Ralph
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