For an executable to be runnable on a system it needs to be compiled for the pair of operating system and CPU architecture. Fedora is Linux and raspberry pi has an ARM CPU. So you need an ARM/Linux build of J. J software does not provide that combination. The good news is that J can be compiled for that combination. It is the same configuration as a typical android device and Michael Dykman has been working with this setup. I have also compiled and ran J on my phone wich is an ARM/Linux system.
A side note on ARM CPU's is that there are many different versions with different hardware features so you may get a faster build by compiling for the specific ARM features available. To summarize, nothing specific needs to be done for Fedora, just ARM/Linux and the support will be there have no fear. On Mar 5, 2012 7:47 AM, "Tracy Harms" <kalei...@gmail.com> wrote: > It just struck me that I did not post this to the optimim forum. I can't > tell whether it is a better fit for General or Chat. Hopefully it will > result in technical details on installation, in which case General is the > place to move this. > On Mar 4, 2012 10:39 PM, "Tracy Harms" <kalei...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I'll be getting one of the Raspberry Pi computers as soon as I can. The > > most refined OS for that computer is Fedora, with Arch Linux ARM just > > showing up. > > > > Has anybody been using J on Fedora? > > > > My understanding is that Fedora only works with software that is built > > specifically for Fedora, so source code is needed, so the candidate J > > version is 7.01. I'd like to know if I'm wrong in thinking this. If I'm > not > > in error, I'd like to know whether such building seems easy or not. If > it's > > not easy, I'd like to understand what count as impediments. > > > > The target audience for Raspberry Pi is education, and I imagine KEI > would > > have wanted to see J among the languages that are readily used on a > > computer with these aims. Several programming languages are being > included > > with its stock Fedora installation. > > > > Regardless of its target audience, it has been attracting phenomenal > > attention among computer hobbyists. Having J work on it sooner, rather > than > > later, gives a decent chance of catching some attention within this > > adventurous group as they explore the capabilities of this machine. > > > > My personal interest is to have J work on an ultra-portable device with > no > > need for internet connection. > > > > -- > > Tracy > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
