b-file sanity check

[David W. Wilson]

<soapbox>

And just one other observation:

 

There would never be a problem with b-file links if there were no b-file
links.

 

If it were my database, I would remove the b-file links from the sequences,
and add a "b-file" link at the end of the sequence, where the "list",
"graph", and "listen" links are now. Attribution could be included as a
comment within the b-file itself. Just my $0.02.

</soapbox>

 

From: David W. Wilson [mailto:wilson.d at anseri.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2008 8:33 AM
To: seqfan at ext.jussieu.fr
Subject: b-file sanity check

 

Well, despite my best efforts, I did it again.

 

I've recently been working on my backlog of OEIS edits, and I went to submit
a b-file and link for A018834, which I copied from a similar link for
A000426. I neglected to change the link target, so the A018834 b-file link
points to b000426.txt.

 

It would probably be in the best interest of the OEIS if someone wrote a
b-file checking tool. It should at least

 

-          Make sure that each b-file link points to a valid b-file.

-          Make sure that each b-file link points to the correct b-file for
the sequence (I am prone to messing this up, apparently).

-          Make sure that every b-file in the OEIS directory is linked from
a sequence.

-          Make sure that every b-file is properly formatted (I know that at
least one is not).

-          Make sure that index limits mentioned on the link line correspond
to actual index limits in the b-file.

 

 

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