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   albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl to krishna.myneni@ccreweb.org   
   Re: 0 SET-ORDER why?   
   01 Jul 24 13:39:44   
   
   In article ,   
   Krishna Myneni   wrote:   
   >On 7/1/24 04:02, Ruvim wrote:   
   >> On 2024-07-01 05:49, Krishna Myneni wrote:   
   >>> On 6/30/24 15:37, minforth wrote:   
   >>>> My "implementation-defined option" 0 SET-ORDER locks everyone out.   
   >>>> Too bad if you and I are one of them.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> I want it that way. I don't like backdoors unless I created them   
   >>>> on purpose.   
   >>>   
   >>> If the community has no issue with retaining 0 SET-ORDER then the   
   >>> standard's wording should be revised to say that the minimum search   
   >>> order is the empty search order, i.e. zero wordlists.   
   >>   
   >>   
   >> Do you mean it's confusing that the search order can contain fewer word   
   >> lists than the implementation defined "minimum search order"?   
   >>   
   >> And if the term "minimum search order" is renamed to "small search   
   >> order" (as an example), will this solve the problem?   
   >>   
   >>   
   >   
   >I wonder if the original proposal for SET-ORDER meant to say "minimal"   
   >instead of "minimum", for argument -1, thereby leading to the inference   
   >that the words FORTH-WORDLIST and SET-ORDER always be present in the   
   >search order. We need to check where else in the standard the term   
   >"minimum search order" appears.   
   >   
   >For the specification of SET-ORDER with argument -1 replacing "minimum"   
   >with "minimal" would avoid some confusion.   
      
   I have a minimal system and opt out of the "optional search order wordset".   
   So SET-ORDER is not present.   
   What gives?   
      
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