ralph wrote:
... `units' suggests the function gives just
an appropriate unit for a size and not the size itself. How about
`kilo' and `kibi' functions, allowing the user to choose their base.
They obviously cope with more than K/Ki, and would be documented so, but
to me the names are immediately indicative of what they're doing and the
base used. The shipped files would continue to be base 2 by using kibi.
well, i think "units" is fine, and not terribly misleading. but
"kilo" is an excellent suggestion, and might be better, especially
since it allows for "kibi" as well, and backwards compatibility might
appreciate that.
it's clearly (to me, at least) not too late to change "units" to
"kilo". kibi can be added separately.
would anyone object if i did that?
paul
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