+(defun gnus-range-difference (range1 range2)
+ "Return the range of elements in RANGE1 that do not appear in RANGE2.
+Both ranges must be in ascending order."
+ (setq range1 (gnus-range-normalize range1))
+ (setq range2 (gnus-range-normalize range2))
+ (let* ((new-range (cons nil (copy-sequence range1)))
+ (r new-range)
+ (safe t))
+ (while (cdr r)
+ (let* ((r1 (cadr r))
+ (r2 (car range2))
+ (min1 (if (numberp r1) r1 (car r1)))
+ (max1 (if (numberp r1) r1 (cdr r1)))
+ (min2 (if (numberp r2) r2 (car r2)))
+ (max2 (if (numberp r2) r2 (cdr r2))))
+
+ (cond ((> min1 max1)
+ ;; Invalid range: may result from overlap condition (below)
+ ;; remove Invalid range
+ (setcdr r (cddr r)))
+ ((and (= min1 max1)
+ (listp r1))
+ ;; Inefficient representation: may result from overlap condition (below)
+ (setcar (cdr r) min1))
+ ((not min2)
+ ;; All done with range2
+ (setq r nil))
+ ((< max1 min2)
+ ;; No overlap: range1 preceeds range2
+ (pop r))
+ ((< max2 min1)
+ ;; No overlap: range2 preceeds range1
+ (pop range2))
+ ((and (<= min2 min1) (<= max1 max2))
+ ;; Complete overlap: range1 removed
+ (setcdr r (cddr r)))
+ (t
+ (setcdr r (nconc (list (cons min1 (1- min2)) (cons (1+ max2) max1)) (cddr r)))))))
+ (cdr new-range)))
+
+
+
+;;;###autoload
+(defun gnus-sorted-difference (list1 list2)
+ "Return a list of elements of LIST1 that do not appear in LIST2.
+Both lists have to be sorted over <.
+The tail of LIST1 is not copied."
+ (let (out)
+ (while (and list1 list2)
+ (cond ((= (car list1) (car list2))
+ (setq list1 (cdr list1)
+ list2 (cdr list2)))
+ ((< (car list1) (car list2))
+ (setq out (cons (car list1) out))
+ (setq list1 (cdr list1)))
+ (t
+ (setq list2 (cdr list2)))))
+ (nconc (nreverse out) list1)))
+
+;;;###autoload
+(defun gnus-sorted-ndifference (list1 list2)
+ "Return a list of elements of LIST1 that do not appear in LIST2.
+Both lists have to be sorted over <.
+LIST1 is modified."
+ (let* ((top (cons nil list1))
+ (prev top))
+ (while (and list1 list2)
+ (cond ((= (car list1) (car list2))
+ (setcdr prev (cdr list1))
+ (setq list1 (cdr list1)
+ list2 (cdr list2)))
+ ((< (car list1) (car list2))
+ (setq prev list1
+ list1 (cdr list1)))
+ (t
+ (setq list2 (cdr list2)))))
+ (cdr top)))
+
+;;;###autoload