Masayuki Akamatsu

On Max/MSP 4.6.0, both Intel-Mac and PPC Mac, Mac OS 10.4.7,

I got "D A B" when I send "D B A" to "zl sort".

(But I got "A B C" when I send "C B A" to the same object.)

On Max/MSP 4.6.0, both Intel-Mac and PPC Mac, Mac OS 10.4.7,
(I've never tested it on 4.6.1)

I got "D A B" when I send "D B A" to "zl sort".
I got many similar results.
This could be a bug in zl.
(But I got "A B C" when I send "C B A" to the same object.)

zl-sort-bug

I'm getting the same behavior with MaxMSP 4.6.1 on OSX 10.4.7, PB G4. 

Summary: Alphabetic sorting is apparently broken for [zl sort] in 

MaxMSP 4.6.1. Numeric sorting seems to work.

Expected Results: [zl sort] arranges a list received in its left 

Actual Results: Numeric elements are sorted correctly. Alphabetic 

On Aug 26, 2006, at 4:31 AM, Masayuki Akamatsu wrote:

> On Max/MSP 4.6.0, both Intel-Mac and PPC Mac, Mac OS 10.4.7,

> I got "D A B" when I send "D B A" to "zl sort".

> (But I got "A B C" when I send "C B A" to the same object.)

I'm getting the same behavior with MaxMSP 4.6.1 on OSX 10.4.7, PB G4.  
- David

Summary: Alphabetic sorting is apparently broken for [zl sort] in  
MaxMSP 4.6.1. Numeric sorting seems to work.

Expected Results: [zl sort] arranges a list received in its left  
inlet in alphanumeric order.

Actual Results: Numeric elements are sorted correctly. Alphabetic  
elements are not.

> Hi,
>
> On Max/MSP 4.6.0, both Intel-Mac and PPC Mac, Mac OS 10.4.7,
> (I've never tested it on 4.6.1)
>
> I got "D A B" when I send "D B A" to "zl sort".
> I got many similar results.
> This could be a bug in zl.
> (But I got "A B C" when I send "C B A" to the same object.)


Confirmed for me. 10.4.7, 4.6.1, MBP 2gig

Quote: David Stanford wrote on Mon, 28 August 2006 15:43

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> I'm getting the same behavior with MaxMSP 4.6.1 on OSX 10.4.7, PB G4. 

> Summary: Alphabetic sorting is apparently broken for [zl sort] in 

> MaxMSP 4.6.1. Numeric sorting seems to work.

Confirmed for me.  10.4.7, 4.6.1, MBP 2gig

Quote: David Stanford wrote on Mon, 28 August 2006 15:43
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> I'm getting the same behavior with MaxMSP 4.6.1 on OSX 10.4.7, PB G4.  
> - David
>
> --------------
>
> Summary: Alphabetic sorting is apparently broken for [zl sort] in  
> MaxMSP 4.6.1. Numeric sorting seems to work.
>


ok - fix will be in the next update. Ping me off list if you need it sooner.

zl sort bug?