On Thu, 4 Jul 2024 13:23:07 +0200 Dr. Jürgen Sauermann <m...@xn--jrgen-sauermann-zvb.de> wrote:
> The output of ./configure is somewhat lengthy and ./configure may fail > for many reasons, most of them caused by missing software. > > The summary at the end has 2 purposes: > > 1. it points the user to a particular portion of the lengthy output in > order to locale installation problems more easily, and > > 2. I gives me valuable information when a trouble report comes in > to see how the system of the person that has reported a problem > looks like. > > Point 2. is the more important one. > IOW: the summary is primarily made to make my life easier, not yours. lol you got to be kidding > > > On 7/3/24 23:41, enz...@gmx.com wrote: > > that is the definition of a very unhelpfull sparse summary not something > > usefull > > > > the point of a 'summary' is to make it easy to identify problems etc not to > > force someone to scroll/search through a large output message for the > > problem > > > > On Wed, 3 Jul 2024 12:16:15 +0200 > > Dr. Jürgen Sauermann <m...@xn--jrgen-sauermann-zvb.de> wrote: > > > >> Hi, > >> > >> the nature of a summary is to omit the details. > >> > >> In addition to the number of missing header files (at the end of the > >> output) > >> you get the information which header files are missing further up in the > >> output. > >> In your example below: > >> > >> checking for fftw3.h... (cached) no > >> > >> IOW: the count displayed at the end is simply the number of header > >> file that have failed. > >> > >> Best Regards, > >> Jürgen > >> > >> > >> On 7/1/24 19:41, enz...@gmx.com wrote: > >>> Hi > >>> > >>> i have another suggestion for the configure summary > >>> > >>> in the configure output i get > >>> checking for fftw3.h... (cached) no > >>> └──── will affect: ⎕FFT > >>> disabled by: --with-pcre=no > >>> └──── will affect: ⎕RE > >>> checking for GTK... no - (explicitly disabled by user) > >>> └──── may affect: ⎕PLOT, will affect ⎕PNG > >>> > >>> in the configure summary i get > >>> apl_missing_headers: 1 > >>> > >>> i assume this is referring to the missing fftw3 > >>> why not list what header(s) the apl_missing_headers is referring to in > >>> addition to the number > >>> > >>> On Mon, 1 Jul 2024 12:08:50 +0200 > >>> > >>> Dr. Jürgen Sauermann <m...@xn--jrgen-sauermann-zvb.de> wrote: > >>> > >>>> Hi, > >>>> > >>>> yes it is a snapshot of the current SVN. > >>>> No need to do anything if you update via SVN. > >>>> > >>>> Best Regards, > >>>> Jürgen > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> On 6/30/24 18:55, enz...@gmx.com wrote: > >>>>> Hi, > >>>>> > >>>>> is this apl-1.9.tar.gz just a tar.gz of the current svn or something > >>>>> labelled as a reak 'stable' release? > >>>>> > >>>>> since i assume you will be doing 'releases' from now on (?) - maybe > >>>>> calling it apl-2.0 would have been a better version number to start > >>>>> this new release scheme with rather then apl-1.9? > >>>>> > >>>>> a suggestion - add something to the configure summary to make note what > >>>>> the configure was for - libapl or python3/lib_gnu_apl etc > >>>>> like you are doing with apl_POSTGRES: > >>>>> apl_APL: [yes/no] > >>>>> apl_LIBAPL: [yes/no] > >>>>> apl_PYTHON: [yes/np] > >>>>> > >>>>> configure --with-python -> your Makefile.am is 'hardcoded' for > >>>>> '-I/usr/include/python3.6m -I/usr/include/python3.8' > >>>>> i didn't see any information for compiling with different python > >>>>> versions and installation locations (for Python.h) that would require > >>>>> using CPPFLAGS for different installation locations and newer python > >>>>> versions > >>>>> configure CPPFLAGS='-I/usr/local/include/python3.10' ...... for my > >>>>> particular python3.10 installation > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> On Sun, 30 Jun 2024 13:41:38 +0200 > >>>>> Dr. Jürgen Sauermann <m...@xn--jrgen-sauermann-zvb.de> wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>>> Hi, > >>>>>> > >>>>>> I am happy to announce that *GNU APL 1.9* has been released. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> GNU APL is a free implementation of the ISO standard 13751 aka. > >>>>>> "Programming Language APL, Extended". > >>>>>> > >>>>>> The 1.9 release contains: > >>>>>> > >>>>>> * Bug fixes > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Have fun! > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Dr. Jürgen Sauermann > >>>>>> Author and Maintainer of GNU APL > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> P.S. Some redundant distribution formats of GNU APL (RMPs, windows) > >>>>>> are no longer supported. The best way of using GNU APL is to fetch it > >>>>>> from > >>>>>> the savannah SVN and GIT archives (see > >>>>>> https://www.gnu.org/software/apl ). > >>>>>> These archives are, unlike the less frequent GNU APL releases, always > >>>>>> up-to-date and in sync with the ongoing GNU APL development. >
