MacGofer 0.22 is now available from ftp.dcs.glasgow.ac.uk
[130.209.240.50] in pub/haskell/gofer/macgofer. This is a native
implementation of Gofer for the Macintosh, with a full Mac interface.
There is a monadic interface to the Macintosh Toolbox, but it's still
being tweaked -- ask me if you're *really* interested!
This version conforms to the latest Unix Gofer available here (2.28b),
is System-7 friendly, 32-bit clean, and runs in a 1500K memory
partition. Memory parameters are configurable. It seems pretty
stable: we've been using it for teaching with no serious
complaints [*].
There are also MPW tool versions of the Gofer compiler and interpreter,
if you're that way inclined.
Kevin
[*] There is one known incompatibility, with some INITs that manipulate
StandardFile dialogs, such as Directory Assistance II,
or Default Folder -- I haven't had time to locate this -- sorry!
[README from pub/haskell/gofer/macgofer]
This directory contains the latest version of MacGofer, version 0.22.
This corresponds to Gofer version 2.28b plus monad syntax and tracing.
The files are compressed, BinHex4 format. You should transfer in
binary mode, uncompress the files, then having copied them to the Mac
run a BinHex translator, such as BinHex4, DeHqx, Stuffit etc. to
decode the files. Double-clicking on the resulting file (a
"self-extracting archive") will extract the actual Gofer files.
There are currently five interesting files here. The first of these
contains everything you need to run MacGofer (including Mac-specific
documentation, the Gofer 2.28 release notes, all the standard demos
files and the Ratatosk parser generator). This version replaces the
one of 7/1/94, which was previously available here, but which had an
annoying, but trivial bug. The second file contains the sources. You
will need MPW version 3.2, plus the MPW C compiler (I haven't tried
gcc yet) and assembler if you plan to compile this. The third file
contains MPW tools and sources for Gofer and Gofc. Again, you will
need the MPW shell and C if you are to use this. I recommend using
MacGofer rather than the Gofer Tool unless you're a dedicated MPW fan.
Since MacGofer doesn't include the compiler, Gofc is a useful tool.
The other two files are Mac-readable versions of the standard Unix
manuals: the first is broken down into individual chapters which can
be read in MacGofer, the other is a standalone copy of the complete
manual, suitable for browsing. The manuals change much less
frequently than MacGofer!
MacGofer_0.22.sea.hqx.Z MacGofer Version 0.22 (532K)
MacGofer_0.22_Sources.sea.hqx.Z MPW Sources for the above (493K)
MPW_Tools_2.28b.sea.hqx.Z MPW Tool versions (548K)
MacGofer_Manuals.sit.hqx Unix Manual -- MacGofer format (202K)
Full_Gofer_Manual.hqx.Z Unix Manual -- Standalone format (274K)
Kevin Hammond 14/2/94
