- val sorted = sortWeights weights
- val (chosen, w) = List.hd sorted (* Grab the temp with the highest weight. *)
- val remaining = List.tl sorted
+ val (chosen, w) =
+ foldr
+ (fn ((t1, w1), (t2, w2)) =>
+ if (w2 > w1)
+ then (t2, w2)
+ else (t1, w1))
+ (Temp.new "emarnus" Temp.Word, ~9999)
+ weights
+
+ fun ditchOne f nil = nil (* Special case of filter, which bails out after it removes one. *)
+ | ditchOne f (h::l) =
+ if f h
+ then l
+ else h::(ditchOne f l)
+ val remaining = ditchOne (fn (t, w) => Temp.eq (t, chosen)) weights
+