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- February 27, 1993
- This is J Version 6.2 for the Atari ST.
-
- It was compiled using GCC version 2.3.3, and the MiNT libraries version
- 0.26, and seems to run quite happily under either TOS or MiNT. (I
- usually run it under MiNT in its own window under TOSWIN 1.2 (or is it
- 1.4? It doesn't say...)
-
- I've compiled in the EDITLINE package, a somewhat simplified version of
- the GNU Readline system that allows you to use the "standard" Emacs
- control keys to edit past commands and present them as new ones. There
- is some sort of screen imperfection in this, particularly relating to
- the prompt. However, it does work, and makes it much easier to repeat
- old commands (TOSWIN also allows cut & paste, which is nice too!)
-
- I've included the readme file from the Editline package, and copies of
- the files that I had to modify to get it all working.
-
- There is one notable "bug/feature/hack": The "normal" way that one
- exits J is using the "End of File" also known as "Control-D."
- Unfortunately, EDITLINE uses Control-D to delete characters. Conflict.
- (And a conflict that required a couple of re-boots before it was fixed.)
-
- What I have done is to add the classical ")OFF" command of APL; I test
- for a line containing (ONLY) the string ")off" or ")OFF", and change it
- to a "\004" (or Control D). It's not standard J, but it does work.
-
- Depending on a job offer that may come next week, I may be moving to
- Toronto, which will certainly change my email address. I'll leave two
- that will likely get at me:
-
- cbbrowne@csi.uottawa.ca
- aa454@freenet.carleton.ca
-
- A reasonable permanent address is:
- 1000 Stormont St.
- Ottawa, Ont.
- K2C 0M9
- (613)-225-3689
-
- Hope this port is helpful. The next step is to figure out how to use
- LINKJ, and stick in some of my numerical analysis code...
-
- Christopher Browne
-
-