OpenEuphoria

2. Re: Installing WEE

• Posted by irv Dec 25, 2018
• 1222 views

I get the same message, and have checked that libcurl.so.3 exists (in /usr/lib/x86_64...) So, if you open updater.ex in your editor, scroll down to around line 80, and change the line:

libcurl = open_dll("libcurl.so") -- change to: 
libcurl = open_dll("libcurl.so.3") -- it should work. 

If you used my .deb, then the Euphoria executables are located in /usr/local/bin, the libraries are in /usr/local/include, and the Eu source (which you never need to see) is in /usr/local/source.

You can see these (but not change them without root permission) from your file browser - I forget which one comes with Ubuntu. There should not be any reason to access these or change them, provided eui works. Do you get the following when you type eui <enter> at a prompt?

 
Euphoria Interpreter v4.1.0 development 
   64-bit Linux, Using System Memory 
   Revision Date: 2015-02-02 14:18:53, Id: 5861:57179171dbed 
 
ERROR: Must specify the file to be interpreted on the command line 

If so, then you should be good to go.
BTW: if you wish to see if Euphoria exists, and where, open a terminal and type
which eui <enter>

You should see: /usr/local/bin/eui

Same applies for other programs, for example: which firefox <enter>
/usr/bin/firefox

If you get a blank line in return, then the program isn't installed.

4. Re: Installing WEE

• Posted by alrobnett Dec 25, 2018
• 1160 views

updater.ex contains the following code, which should have taken care of the problem unless failure does not return 0.

integer 
    libcurl = open_dll("libcurl.so") 
if libcurl = 0 then 
    libcurl = open_dll("libcurl.so.3") 
end if 
if libcurl = 0 then 
    libcurl = open_dll("libcurl.so.4") 
end if 
if libcurl = 0 then 
    puts(1, "Failed to open libcurl.so\n") 
    abort(1) 
end if 

Never-the-less, I tried changing to "libcurl.so.3" but got the identical error message, indicating that there is a different updater.ex file somewhere.
I did find a second one and changed it also, but still get the original error message, indicating that there is a third file somewhere, but I have not been able to find it. 'which updater.ex' returns nothing.

6. Re: Installing WEE

• Posted by irv Dec 26, 2018
• 1159 views

Well, that's easily fixed:

In a terminal, type sudo apt-get install libcurl3 <enter> supply your password when prompted.

That will download the library and install it without further attention on your part.

BTW, apt-get is the normal way to install and update programs, since it checks and automatically loads any necessary files. If you are already up to date, it will tell you so:

irv@irv-desktop ~ $ sudo apt-get install libcurl3 
 
Reading package lists... Done 
Building dependency tree        
Reading state information... Done 
libcurl3 is already the newest version (7.47.0-1ubuntu2.11). 

8. Re: Installing WEE

• Posted by irv Dec 26, 2018
• 1141 views

There are a couple of ways to determine this. I'm not sure which software manager comes installed in Ubuntu. Mint has two, a very easy to use one: choose Software Manager under the Administration menu item. In Ubuntu, it may be named Ubuntu Software Center.

Search for libcurl.

A list of matches will be shown, and they're marked whether they are installed or not.

You'll note that some of the entries have some qualifier attached to the name, such as -dbg, and are described as "debugging symbols", or -doc, for documentation files, or perhaps -i386 for older computers.

You want the one without any qualifiers - usually the first on the list.

Click on the box next to libcurl3, and select "mark for installation". Then click the Apply icon near the top left. Follow the next dialog to install.

A much simpler way: in a terminal, type apt search <enter>, and look thru the list for a name which makes sense. Same qualifiers will show up in this list, and as above, aren't the ones you want.

Simplest way: ask here :)

BTW: all this may seem complicated, but you won't need to do this often, and generally it's pretty straightforward.

BTW2: Once you find the Software Center or Software Manager, it's the place to go to install stuff such as editors, games, etc. without sweat or problems! Very neat, even beats Windows!

BTW3: Another suggestion you're likely to get is to use Synaptic. I don't think that comes installed on Ubuntu. You could install it if you wish, but I don't recommend it.

BTW4: While exploring the Mint Software Manager, I was surprised to find that Eu 4.1.0 was there with a one-click install! Don't know if it is also available in Ubuntu's Software Center.

10. Re: Installing WEE

• Posted by alrobnett Dec 26, 2018
• 1143 views

I guess the Administration Menu you referred to is called the Launcher in Ubuntu. On the launcher, selection of "Ubuntu Software" brings up an Internet store site with nine different categories to select from, but no search mechanism and no libcurl, as far as I can tell. They all appear to be apps created for specific purposes rather than library or include files.

12. Re: Installing WEE

• Posted by alrobnett Dec 26, 2018
• 1089 views

Thank you again, Irv.! I asked too many questions, and I would like to focus on one; Is there any trick to ensuring that the system can find all of the files necessary for a given job?

14. Re: Installing WEE

• Posted by alrobnett Dec 26, 2018
• 1109 views

I would not ask you to install Ubuntu for my benefit. I already hate to imagine what your bill should be. That said, I had to use Google to discover how to find out my version (I had it installed by the good folks who took care of some major upgrades to my desktop).
lsb_release -a reveals that the release is 18.04. The Description is Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS.

I my not be as bad off as I appear to be. I have already done a lot of experimenting and my UCT.ex gets loaded by wee including the includes. From within wee, selecting Run/Start results in execution down to "trace(1)" in Main, beyond all the procedure definitions. At that point, I am not able to cause the program to step through. Two windows are now open, the wee editor showing my UCT.ex code, and the terminal showing lines 146 through 164. Pressing ENTER on the former simply modifies the code. Pressing ENTER on the latter simply results in echoing the pressed key in the terminal window below the displayed code.

16. Re: Installing WEE

• Posted by irv Dec 29, 2018
• 1042 views

Well, I have installed Ubuntu, and now I can see why you're having troubles. Ubuntu has completely abandoned computer programmers. Not only is the interface awkward, but their Ubuntu Software installer has almost no programming tools or programming languages available. Ubuntu doesn't even come with gcc!

irv@irv-ubuntu:~/WEE-master$ euc wee 
Build directory: build-637336/ 
Translating code, pass: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8  generating 
Compiling with GCC 
Compiling   1% init-.c 
sh: 1: gcc: not found 

So, when you get ready to compile your euphoria programs, that's what you'll get.

Compare Ubuntu's "Package Manager" offerings with Mint: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1hxO2EXbOBz6HkHLz0ozoXS5W_tjLpFFx

Mint has plenty of those things already installed, the rest readily available.

My apologies. I'm sorry no one insisted that you get Mint when you first started on this project.