The point is that PATHSEP_j_ isn't defined by default when you boot up a new session in J7. So it can't be counted on for cross-platform/version development.
I don't have all the addons installed but a find in files on my ~system and ~addons folders only finds one place the noun PATHSEP is assigned a value is in ~addons/ide/jhs/jfif.ijs where it is assigned PATHSEP=: '/' 2011/11/30 Björn Helgason <gos...@gmail.com>: > You can find PATHSEP here and there in J701 > > PATHSEP=: '/\'{~6=9!:12'' > > 2011/11/29 Ric Sherlock <tikk...@gmail.com> > >> PATHSEP_j_ is v6 specific (or at least pre-J7 specific). In J6 it was >> set at the beginning of the J bootup, based on your operating system >> and other utilities were then defined in terms of PATHSEP_j_ (e.g. >> jhostpath). With the decision to standardize on '/' as the path >> separator for all OSs in J7 PATHSEP_j_ was no longer necessary. >> >> Unfortunately there are still some foreign conjunctions in J7 that >> return '\' as the path separator on Windows. >> >> 2011/11/30 Björn Helgason <gos...@gmail.com>: >> > PATHSEP is in J601 as well as J602 and J701 >> > >> > 2011/11/29 Tracy Harms <kalei...@gmail.com> >> > >> >> How does the noun PATHSEP_j_ relate to this discussion? Is it v6 >> specific, >> >> or valid for both v6 and v7? >> >> >> >> On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 6:06 PM, Ric Sherlock <tikk...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> >> >> > I wasn't aware that it had made it into j602, but see that it is >> >> > indeed now a cover of jhostpath in J6. So jpathsep should enable you >> >> > to force any path to use the "standard" path separator expected by any >> >> > particular combination of J version (6 or 7) and OS. >> >> > >> >> > >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm >> >> >> > >> > >> > >> > -- >> > Björn Helgason, Verkfræðingur >> > Fornustekkum II >> > 781 Hornafirði, >> > t-póst: gos...@gmail.com >> > gsm: +3546985532 >> > twitter: @flugfiskur >> > http://groups.google.com/group/J-Programming >> > >> > >> > Tæknikunnátta höndlar hið flókna, sköpunargáfa er meistari einfaldleikans >> > >> > góður kennari getur stigið á tær án þess að glansinn fari af skónum >> > /|_ .-----------------------------------. >> > ,' .\ / | Með léttri lund verður | >> > ,--' _,' | Dagurinn í dag | >> > / / | Enn betri en gærdagurinn | >> > ( -. | `-----------------------------------' >> > | ) | (\_ _/) >> > (`-. '--.) (='.'=) ♖♘♗♕♔♙ >> > `. )----' (")_(") ☃☠ >> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm >> > > > > -- > Björn Helgason, Verkfræðingur > Fornustekkum II > 781 Hornafirði, > t-póst: gos...@gmail.com > gsm: +3546985532 > twitter: @flugfiskur > http://groups.google.com/group/J-Programming > > > Tæknikunnátta höndlar hið flókna, sköpunargáfa er meistari einfaldleikans > > góður kennari getur stigið á tær án þess að glansinn fari af skónum > /|_ .-----------------------------------. > ,' .\ / | Með léttri lund verður | > ,--' _,' | Dagurinn í dag | > / / | Enn betri en gærdagurinn | > ( -. | `-----------------------------------' > | ) | (\_ _/) > (`-. '--.) (='.'=) ♖♘♗♕♔♙ > `. )----' (")_(") ☃☠ > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm