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Re: [ddlm-group] Relationship asmong CIF2, STAR, CIF1 and Python

Your "who knows" question is the core of my problem
with what we have done up until now.  It appears
that nobody knows what does or will constitute
STAR compatibility, and that it is doubful that
CIF1, much less CIF2 is compatible with any
version of STAR.

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  Herbert J. Bernstein, Professor of Computer Science
    Dowling College, Kramer Science Center, KSC 121
         Idle Hour Blvd, Oakdale, NY, 11769

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                  yaya@dowling.edu
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On Thu, 13 Jan 2011, SIMON WESTRIP wrote:

> I am sorry to hear this.
> 
> For what its worth, although I assume CIF2 syntax as proposed to COMCIFS
> would be
> compliant with STAR syntax (which I have assumed was due to be revised
> shortly to
> introduce the new delimiters/list structures etc.), it would be useful to
> clarify the
> extent of the relationship, so that we do not find ourselves discussing
> features that
> conflict with this relationship.
> 
> For example, I can see the introduction of new delimiters such as r"""
> conflicting with STAR,
> but does a proposal such as the line-folding protocol also conflict with
> STAR, or is
> the relationship such that they share the same syntax as far as the lexer is
> concerned, and
> so the line-folding protocol does not break the relationship?
> 
> Who knows?
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Simon
> 
> ____________________________________________________________________________
> From: Herbert J. Bernstein <yaya@bernstein-plus-sons.com>
> To: Group finalising DDLm and associated dictionaries <ddlm-group@iucr.org>
> Sent: Thursday, 13 January, 2011 17:17:41
> Subject: [ddlm-group] Relationship asmong CIF2, STAR, CIF1 and Python
> 
> James has requeested that I formally send a message to this list
> about a matter discussed recently in independent email in order
> to ensure a record.  At first I declined to do so, but after
> reflection, I have decided to do as James has asked.
> 
> I have withdrawn my vote in COMCIFS in support of CIF2 going
> forward at this time.  I have done so because, after emails
> from Nick and Brian, it has become clear to me that I was
> making false assumptions about the relationship between
> CIF2 and STAR.  I believe that a zero-based discussion is
> now needed on what the relationship should be among CIF2,
> STAR, CIF1 and Python to best serve the interests
> of the crystallographic community.  I do not know what
> is best and do not know how long such a discussion may take.
> I leave it to James, Nick and Brian to decide if Nick's and
> Brian's messages should be posted on this list for the record.
> 
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