IIRC about 2 decades ago, the file extension for j scripts was "js" but later java became popular and they used the same file extension. J had to give in and changed to "ijs".
for debian version the first line is standardized to #!/user/bin/ijconsole Raul should have an alternate way that enable the script to be executed for both shell and j, IIRC. On Jul 30, 2014 10:34 AM, "Raul Miller" <rauldmil...@gmail.com> wrote: > Note that the debian version of J uses ijconsole to avoid the conflict > with jconsole. > > Thanks, > > -- > Raul > > On Tue, Jul 29, 2014 at 4:10 PM, Ric Sherlock <tikk...@gmail.com> wrote: > > If you have java installed on your system then a program called jconsole > is > > probably already in your path. I've taken to naming my symbolic link: jc > > > > > > On Wed, Jul 30, 2014 at 7:36 AM, chris burke <cbu...@jsoftware.com> > wrote: > > > >> An alternative to renaming the J installation folder is to create a > >> symbolic link to jconsole, and reference that instead, e.g. > >> > >> ~$ ln -s j64-802/bin/jconsole > >> ~$ ls -l jconsole > >> lrwxrwxrwx 1 chris chris 20 Jul 29 12:31 jconsole -> > j64-802/bin/jconsole > >> > >> Also, if you create the symbolic link on your path, then you can simply > >> enter "jconsole" in the terminal to run it. > >> > >> > >> > >> On Tue, Jul 29, 2014 at 8:46 AM, Don Guinn <dongu...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > >> > It was not a problem getting around the minus sign problem. I simply > >> > renamed the J directory from j64-802 to j64_802 and everything worked > >> fine. > >> > What concerned me was that the default name chosen for the 64 bit > version > >> > causes hashbang to fail. It is not much of a problem, probably not > worth > >> > fixing. > >> > > >> > Thank you for the lead on how to handle the "Open With" question. I > will > >> > study it. I am still a novice to Linux. So I apologize for asking > >> questions > >> > for which I should already know the answer. > >> > > >> > > >> > On Tue, Jul 29, 2014 at 9:05 AM, chris burke <cbu...@jsoftware.com> > >> wrote: > >> > > >> > > > Another question is how to find the link target in Linux. In > windows > >> > ARGV > >> > > is set to the link target, where in Linux it is set to the name of > the > >> > > link. > >> > > > >> > > In both cases, ARGV is defined as the call used to start J. If you > want > >> > to > >> > > find jconsole, it should be in ~install/bin. > >> > > > >> > > > Also, in the properties of a file in Linux one can select the > >> > application > >> > > to handle the file with the "Open With" option. Is there a way to > add > >> > the J > >> > > executables to that list? > >> > > > >> > > You should google "open with" for your distribution, e.g. > >> > > http://community.linuxmint.com/tutorial/view/1314 > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > On Tue, Jul 29, 2014 at 7:23 AM, Don Guinn <dongu...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> > > > >> > > > Trying the example script in help/user/hashbang.htm and got the > >> > following > >> > > > error: > >> > > > > >> > > > don@ubuntu:~/j64-802-user/temp$ ./1.ijs > >> > > > |domain error: script > >> > > > | #!/home/don/j64- 802/bin/jconsole > >> > > > |[-0] /home/don/j64-802-user/temp/./1.ijs > >> > > > > >> > > > Probably works fine for 32 bit version of J as the minus sign is > not > >> in > >> > > the > >> > > > file name. > >> > > > > >> > > > Another question is how to find the link target in Linux. In > windows > >> > ARGV > >> > > > is set to the link target, where in Linux it is set to the name of > >> the > >> > > > link. > >> > > > > >> > > > In Windows: > >> > > > ARGV > >> > > > > >> > > > ┌────────────────────────┐ > >> > > > > >> > > > │C:\J\j64-802\bin\jqt.exe│ > >> > > > > >> > > > └────────────────────────┘ > >> > > > > >> > > > In Linux: > >> > > > > >> > > > ARGV > >> > > > > >> > > > ┌───────────────────────┐ > >> > > > > >> > > > │/home/don/Desktop/J8 Qt│ > >> > > > > >> > > > └───────────────────────┘ > >> > > > > >> > > > ("J8 Qt" is the name of my shortcut to start J.) > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > Also, in the properties of a file in Linux one can select the > >> > application > >> > > > to handle the file with the "Open With" option. Is there a way to > add > >> > > the J > >> > > > executables to that list? > >> > > > > >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> > > > For information about J forums see > >> http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > >> > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> > > For information about J forums see > http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > >> > > > >> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> > For information about J forums see > http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > >> > > >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > >> > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
