[GRASS-dev] Re: [GRASS-user] g.xlist/g.xremove addons (C version of g.mlist/g.mremove)

[Huidae Cho]

On Sat, Sep 06, 2008 at 02:55:52PM -0700, Hamish wrote:
> Huidae Cho wrote:
> > its current name g."m"list (modified g.list) is somewhat awkward compared
> > to g."x"list (extended g.list).
> 
> I had always though that it stood for many-list. And in that light it works
> and no need to change it- unless you want a way to make it obvious that
> compatibility is broken and scripts using it may silently fail or
> unexpectedly give a different result.

Exactly, that is why the C modules have different names.

> 
> But I'll respect and take your word as for the author's original intentions.
> ;)

Thank you very much! ;)

Huidae