What was the point of your question, if not to prove something?
If you were trying to imply that the implementation doesn't exist, that implication was fatally flawed.
If you were asking to waste time, then it worked.
If you had another motive, what was it?
Are we having a 5d chess game? I thought it was a normal conversation.
> He who wrote the "citation".
Nobody? Nobody wrote a citation.
Do you mean the person that asked for a citation? If so, you're wrong. Finding evidence for your own claims would not make you a middleman. They didn't want to have a discussion with someone else, they wanted a discussion with you, and for that discussion to have evidence. Citing evidence is not passing the buck to someone else, it's an important part of making claims.
> What was the point of your question, if not to prove something?
My enjoyment. For what other reason would you spend your free time doing something?
> If you were trying to imply that the implementation doesn't exist, that implication was fatally flawed.
And if I weren't trying?
> If you were asking to waste time, then it worked.
I ask nothing, but if you feel wasted your time, why? Why would you do such a thing?
> If you had another motive, what was it?
As before, my enjoyment. Same as you, I'm sure. What other possible reason could there be?
> Nobody? Nobody wrote a citation.
There was a request for me to refer another party who was willing to talk about the subject that was at hand – one that you made reference to ('you called the idea of finding a citation a "waste of time"'). Short memory?
> Finding evidence for your own claims would not make you a middleman.
There wasn't a request for evidence, there was a request for a citation. Those are very different things. A citation might provide some kind of pointer to help find evidence, which is what I suspect you mean, but, again, if that's what you seek then you're back to wanting to talk to someone else. If you want to talk to someone else, just go talk to them. There is no reason for me to serve as the middleman.
> it's an important part of making claims.
Nonsense. If my claim does not hold merit on its own, it doesn't merit further discovery. It's just not valuable at all. It can be left at that, or, if still enjoyable, can be talked about to the extent that remains enjoyable.
Perhaps you are under the mistaken impression that we are writing an academic research paper here? I can assure you that is not the case.
It's great that in your reply upthread you actually understood that it was a request for any kind of evidence, including evidence you just created on the spot, but now you pretend not to understand that.
What ever do you mean? There was no change in understanding. You spoke to seeking a proof in addition to a citation, the parent did not originally speak to the proof bit, only to a citation. Entirely different contexts.
In fact, you would have noticed, if you read it, that the "upstream" comment doesn't even touch on the citation at all. It is focused entirely on the proof aspect. While the parent wanted to talk about citations exclusively, at least at the onset. Very different things, very different topics.
You could just go to godbolt.org, as others have already said, and as any normal person would do. Evidence is neither here nor there, though. We're talking about citations, which nobody of sound mind does. Why on earth would you have a conversation using someone else's words? That's the stupidest thing I have ever heard of.
What was the point of your question, if not to prove something?
If you were trying to imply that the implementation doesn't exist, that implication was fatally flawed.
If you were asking to waste time, then it worked.
If you had another motive, what was it?
Are we having a 5d chess game? I thought it was a normal conversation.
> He who wrote the "citation".
Nobody? Nobody wrote a citation.
Do you mean the person that asked for a citation? If so, you're wrong. Finding evidence for your own claims would not make you a middleman. They didn't want to have a discussion with someone else, they wanted a discussion with you, and for that discussion to have evidence. Citing evidence is not passing the buck to someone else, it's an important part of making claims.