hi,

i'd like to discuss the implementation of [<x..<y].

i do not agree with the current way of addressing the last element as "<0". this is counter-intuitive. i think it makes more sense to have "-x" and "<x" to mean the same, so [..<2] means what most people think [..-2] should mean.

consider the explanation: [-x] counts from the end. 0 has no negative value, so -1 is the last element. however in a range -x is always reduced to 0. to count from the end in a range use <x.

now if "-x" and "<x" would mean the same, you could just end there. as it is now you have to add an extra paragraph to explain the difference.

changing this would as a bonus also make this compatible with lpc (at least as implemented in ldmud)

i noticed this while ago, but only now managed to get pike 7.7 built on my machine after i came up with the idea of using pikefarm to always have an up-to-date binary without having to build one myself everytime.

greetings, martin.