[Developers] Patch: Check string lists for overflow

[Jonathan Thornburg]

On Sun, 5 Jun 2005, Erik Schnetter wrote:
> PS: It should be documented that string lists are really string sets.
> Duplicate items, as decided by case-independent comparison, will not be
> added.

Even better, string lists/sets should be documented!

The current-CVS Cactus Users' Guide and Reference Manual make no mention
of the *existence* of such a data structure/API, never mind explaining
what they are, why one might want to use them, and how they work. :( :(

Josh, if you're feeling brave, you could take this one too.
But you probably need to check with Tom on whether this is an
"official" Cactus API which will stay stable, or an internal one
subject to change without notice...

ciao,

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