Alan Mackenzie wrote:
[...]
> For example, just last week I needed a function which searches backwards
> a maximum of 3000 bytes from the end of file for "Local Variables:", and
> then deletes any following lines containing "mode:" or "eval:". I
> extracted the code which did the searching out of an existing function,
> then added the bits to do the deletion.
fancy_file("Alan Mackenzie")
.locate_backwards_from_end("Local Variables:", 3000)
.delete_any_following_lines_containing("mode:", "eval:");
You grabbed some code for locate_backwards_from_end() and changed it.
I authored delete_any_following_lines().
>
> The resulting function is in no way a "compilation" - it is a derivative
> of the original function.
The resulting overall program is a compilation of your work and my
work. Your work (function locate_backwards_from_end() that contains
someone else's *modified* code) may well be a derivative work. That
doesn't change the status of the resulting overall program -- it's
still a compilation.
Got it now?
regards,
alexander.
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