Subject: Re: NetBSD master CVS tree commits
To: Chris G Demetriou <Chris_G_Demetriou@ux2.sp.cs.cmu.edu>
From: Noriyuki Soda <soda@sra.co.jp>
List: source-changes
Date: 05/20/1996 02:29:17
>>>>> On Thu, 16 May 1996 15:07:22 -0400,
Chris G Demetriou <Chris_G_Demetriou@ux2.sp.cs.cmu.edu> said:
>> > > Was there a reason for choosing different terminology then FreeBSD
>> > > for this?
>> You've trying to tell me that 'SIMPLEQ' is somehow more inherenty
>> beautiful and understandable as a single-linked list than SLIST and
>> STAILQ?
> Actually, yes (at least for "beautiful," if you interpret that as
> "consistent with the other names").
Just a question.
FreeBSD has singly-linked version of LIST, and call it SLIST.
What is a suitable name for it ?
doubly linked singly linked
FreeBSD NetBSD
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LIST SLIST ?
TAILQ STAILQ SIMPLEQ
CIRCLEQ ? (*) ?
(*) may be SCIRCLEQ, if it is needed.
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