Re: RFC: sorted value_string + bsearch

["Maynard, Chris" <Christopher.Maynard () GTECH COM>]

Maybe it would be better to open an enhancement bug request for this and continue the discussion, if needed, within the 
bug report?
- Chris
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From: wireshark-dev-bounces () wireshark org [wireshark-dev-bounces () wireshark org] On Behalf Of Joerg Mayer [jmayer 
() loplof de]
Sent: Friday, April 23, 2010 5:32 PM
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Subject: Re: [Wireshark-dev] RFC: sorted value_string + bsearch

On Fri, Apr 23, 2010 at 10:04:30AM -0400, Maynard, Chris wrote:
> So, with that in mind ... is there a way, or could there be a way, to verify that certain value string arrays are 
> properly sorted and remain so, perhaps during compilation or at least via a tools/checkXYZ.pl script?

I don't like that approach. If the array is sorted incorrectly, please
don't bail out but print a message about the fact and restart but with
an extra sorting pass in the beginning. It's bad enough we bail out in
many places in the intialization with non-descriptive asserts in proto.c,
so please don't add another one.

 Ciao
      Joerg
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