Re: [Bug-apl] svn 863 make warning/error

2017-01-29 Thread Juergen Sauermann
Hi, I cannot tell why this happens (and it does not on my machine). Apparently there was an empty symbol in the )SAVEd tt.xml file. But I changed the )LOAD command so that it only prints a warning and the location in the .xml file

Re: [Bug-apl] defn error with ⍝

2017-01-29 Thread Juergen Sauermann
Hi, which one? The first ∇ opens function im The second ∇ is at the end of the comment and closes the function and brings you back to immediate execution. The third ∇ is the one below the comment line. It opens a function

Re: [Bug-apl] defn error with ⍝

2017-01-29 Thread enztec
Hi Juergen, I looked at the http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-apl/2014-07/msg00249.html and that is what i am 'using' as a programming technique - that ∇ is in a uncommented line my 2nd ∇ is in a comment and should be ignored this is more how i use it in codei would uncomment the 2

Re: [Bug-apl] defn error with ⍝

2017-01-29 Thread Juergen Sauermann
Hi, the original post was referring to the behavior of IBM APL2. I just re-checked it, and IBM APL2 closes an open function if you enter ∇, even if the ∇ belongs to a comment. In a way ∇ has a special meaning for the editor, just like ES

Re: [Bug-apl] defn error with ⍝

2017-01-29 Thread enztec
*shakes fist at ibm apl2*i guess the fns i was doing it in was before 2014 - luckily it is the only one to modify On Sun, 29 Jan 2017 16:56:20 +0100 Juergen Sauermann wrote: > Hi, > > the original post was referring to the behavior of IBM APL2. > > I just re-checked it, and IBM APL2

Re: [Bug-apl] defn error with ⍝

2017-01-29 Thread Elias Mårtenson
I always put the terminating ∇ on its own line. In fact, that's how I coded the Emacs mode to behave. Should I change this? On 30 January 2017 at 00:05, wrote: > > *shakes fist at ibm apl2*i guess the fns i was doing it in was before > 2014 - luckily it is the only one to modify > > > On

Re: [Bug-apl] svn 863 make warning/error

2017-01-29 Thread enztec
heya Jürgen On Sun, 29 Jan 2017 12:28:51 +0100 Juergen Sauermann wrote: > Hi, > > I cannot tell why this happens (and it does not on my machine). > > Apparently there was an empty symbol in the )SAVEd tt.xml file. > > But I changed the )LOAD command so that it only prints a warning and the

Re: [Bug-apl] defn error with ⍝

2017-01-29 Thread enztec
no don't change anything i was just use to'terminating' a function/program/procedure early' in fpc pascal by putting an'end.' where i wanted and the compiler would only see the first 'end'. and 'end' the code at that point and then by commenting the first 'end.' the compiler wou

Re: [Bug-apl] defn error with ⍝

2017-01-29 Thread Juergen Sauermann
Hi Elias, no, that is just fine. /// Jürgen On 01/29/2017 05:18 PM, Elias Mårtenson wrote: I always put the terminating ∇ on its own line. In fact, that's how I coded the Emacs mode to behave. Should I change

[Bug-apl] compiling

2017-01-29 Thread enztec
is there a preferred order to compiling the apl binary and libapl does doing one before the other deprive something of something? :) all file sizes seem the exact same except of course libapl.h/.la/.so and bin/apl depending on whether --with-libapl is used i am doing the libapl fir

Re: [Bug-apl] defn error with ⍝

2017-01-29 Thread Blake McBride
Having coded in nothing but IBM APL for five years, I noticed the difference in GNU APL because things I'd done from habit didn't work. GNU APL now works perfectly from every aspect I know of. It feels like regular APL. Thanks! Blake On Sun, Jan 29, 2017 at 9:56 AM, Juergen Sauermann < juerge

Re: [Bug-apl] compiling

2017-01-29 Thread Juergen Sauermann
Hi, no specific order needed. Unfortunately the object files (actually their names) for the same source file are different in the apl build and in the libapl build. Also the Makefiles and everything in .deps/ Therefore you always need a ./configure or ./configure --with-libapl before each of

Re: [Bug-apl] svn 863 make warning/error

2017-01-29 Thread enztec
871 same as 870 produces same .xml as 870 so didn't attach it again from 870 > )wsid > WAS CLEAR WS > )save > 2017-01-29 09:08:46 (GMT-7) > )load > *** Warning: empty Symbol name in XML archive /apl/workspaces/.xml around > line 164 > and hangs - i

Re: [Bug-apl] svn 863 make warning/error

2017-01-29 Thread Juergen Sauermann
Him I believe we are getting closer to the problem (even though not yet to a solution). We both save an empty workspace, mine into tt.xml and yours into .xml. After thant both xml files are different, In my tt.xml, the names an

Re: [Bug-apl] svn 863 make warning/error

2017-01-29 Thread enztec
okay - i have a lot of things to try but why does the 1.6 release work (now) but not the svn ? - how far back is 1.6 release from current svn? can you send me (privately if you want) your tt.xml file thanks very much appreciate this help Jurgen On Sun, 29 Jan 2017 19:27:33 +0100 Juergen Sau

Re: [Bug-apl] svn 863 make warning/error

2017-01-29 Thread enztec
i have attached a tv.xml file which has )WSID tv VAR←1 and VAR∆ONE←1 )SAVE I don't have a LANGUAGE in my locale and i tried to set it in /etc/sysconfig/i18n and got nothing in locale here is my locale LANG=en_US.UTF-8 LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 LC_NUMERIC=en_US.UTF-8 LC_TIME=C LC_COLLATE=C

Re: [Bug-apl] svn 863 make warning/error with tv.xml attachment

2017-01-29 Thread enztec
On Sun, 29 Jan 2017 11:58:05 -0700 enz...@gmx.com wrote: > > i have attached a tv.xml file which has > > )WSID tv > VAR←1 and VAR∆ONE←1 > )SAVE > > I don't have a LANGUAGE in my locale and i tried to set it in > /etc/sysconfig/i18n and got nothing in locale > here is my locale > LANG

Re: [Bug-apl] svn 863 make warning/error

2017-01-29 Thread enztec
your tt loadsi have attached the ttt.xml )load tt WARNING: this workspace was )SAVEd with a VERY old SVN version of GNU APL. Expect problems, in particular when the )SI was not clear. In case of problems, please try )COPY instead of )LOAD. SAVED 2017-01-28 15:20:41 (GMT-7) )save

Re: [Bug-apl] location of cursor on new apl session

2017-01-29 Thread enztec
Hi I don't think LineEditContext::adjust_allocated_height() affects where the cursor is places after 'apl' i commented out tons of lines and nothing was effected i'd like to have the cursor just indented when apl starts in an xterm and no lines entered - i can see the cursor in the xterm right a