Re: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #6596: Docs bug in boost_1_49_0_beta1/doc/html/boost/algorithm/find_head.html

Subject: Re: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #6596: Docs bug in boost_1_49_0_beta1/doc/html/boost/algorithm/find_head.html
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2012-02-23 19:36:32

#6596: Docs bug in boost_1_49_0_beta1/doc/html/boost/algorithm/find_head.html
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  Reporter:  Michael J Smith <emmenjay@…>           |       Owner:  marshall         
      Type:  Bugs                                   |      Status:  assigned         
 Milestone:  Boost 1.50.0                           |   Component:  algorithm        
   Version:  Boost 1.49.0                           |    Severity:  Problem          
Resolution:                                         |    Keywords:  docs typo clarity
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Changes (by marshall):

  * status:  new => assigned
  * milestone:  To Be Determined => Boost 1.50.0

Comment:

 Thanks for the bug report.

 At first I really liked your suggestion, but when I looked more closely, I
 noticed that both `find_head` and `find_tail` can take negative length
 parameters (`N`) which mean return `length(input)+N` , so I think that the
 statement "If 'input' is less than 'N' elements long" is not correct.

 I checked in the minimal change (if/is), and will think about a better way
 to word this.

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Ticket URL: <https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/6596#comment:2>
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