OpenEuphoria

1. Install error

• Posted by Rich <ra at zantra.dk> Nov 29, 2004
• 563 views
• Last edited Nov 30, 2004

I just installed the Euphoria v2.5 Alpha in Win 2000, but got an error message
during installation. The installation completed though after I pressed Enter as
suggested.

Here's the error report:

C:\DOCUME~1\Rado\LOCALS~1\Temp\is-TDSHH.tmp\makecon.exw:4 in function seek() 
bad file number (-1) 
    fn = -1
    pos = 220

... called from C:\DOCUME~1\Rado\LOCALS~1\Temp\is-TDSHH.tmp\makecon.exw:29 


Global & Local Variables

 C:\DOCUME~1\Rado\LOCALS~1\Temp\is-TDSHH.tmp\makecon.exw:
    cl = {
           {67'C',58':',92'\',68'D',79'O',67'C',85'U',77'M',69'E',126'~',
49'1',92'\',82'R',97'a',100'd',111'o',92'\',76'L',79'O',67'C',65'A',76'L',
83'S',126'~',49'1',92'\',84'T',101'e',109'm',112'p',92'\',105'i',115's',
45'-',84'T',68'D',83'S',72'H',72'H',46'.',116't',109'm',112'p',92'\',101'e',
120'x',119'w',46'.',101'e',120'x',101'e'},
           {67'C',58':',92'\',68'D',79'O',67'C',85'U',77'M',69'E',126'~',
49'1',92'\',82'R',97'a',100'd',111'o',92'\',76'L',79'O',67'C',65'A',76'L',
83'S',126'~',49'1',92'\',84'T',101'e',109'm',112'p',92'\',105'i',115's',
45'-',84'T',68'D',83'S',72'H',72'H',46'.',116't',109'm',112'p',92'\',109'm',
97'a',107'k',101'e',99'c',111'o',110'n',46'.',101'e',120'x',119'w'},
           {67'C',58':',92'\',112'p',114'r',111'o',103'g',114'r',97'a',109'm'},
           {102'f',105'i',108'l',101'e',115's',92'\',69'E',85'U',80'P',72'H',
79'O',82'R',73'I',65'A'}
         }

Rich

3. Re: Install error

• Posted by Rich <ra at zantra.dk> Nov 30, 2004
• 506 views

Greg Haberek wrote:

> 2. What directory are you installing Euphoria into? All that
> mumbo-jumbo at the end actually says C:\Program Files\EUPHORIA and the
> space in the path name is causing an error. Typically we install to
> just C:\EUPHORIA. Try that direcory instead.

OK, I'll try that. Or might C:\progra~1 work instead? (it does with some other
programs that don't like that space). I prefer not to install anything directly
in C:\, if I can avoid it.

I assume this is only the case with Euphoria itself, not with the programs you
create with it?

Rich

5. Re: Install error

• Posted by Greg Haberek <ghaberek at gmail.com> Nov 30, 2004
• 505 views

> OK, I'll try that. Or might C:\progra~1 work instead? (it does with some other
> programs that don't like that space). I prefer not to install anything directly
> in C:\, if I can avoid it.

I would realy urge you to simply use C:\EUPHORIA. I always think of
the "Program Files" directory as a place for Programs, not a
Programming language. Borland installs to C:\Borland. Euphoria
installs to C:\EUPHORIA, etc..

> I assume this is only the case with Euphoria itself, not with the programs you
> create with it?

You're kinda contradicting yourself there. Any problem that Euphoria
may have, would trickle down into your app, wouldn't it?

Here's another example:

sequence cmd
    cmd = command_line()

-- ex myapp.ex Program Files
--     cmd[1] = "C:\EUPHORIA\BIN\EX.EXE"
--     cmd[2] = "myapp.ex"
--     cmd[3] = "Program"
--     cmd[4] = "Files"

-- ex myapp.ex "Program Files"
--     cmd[1] = "C:\EUPHORIA\BIN\EX.EXE"
--     cmd[2] = "myapp.ex"
--     cmd[3] = "Program Files"

As you can see, space acts a a delimiter when it is not in quotes. So
this may cause an issue in your apps if you don't watch for it. I
always to something like this:

sequence file_to_run

--  file_to_run = whatever...

    if find( ' ', file_to_run ) then    -- does file_to_run contain a space?
        file_to_run = '"' & file_to_run & '"'    -- wrap it in quotes
    end if

    -- run the file
    system( "ex " & file_to_run, 2 )

~Greg

7. Re: Install error

• Posted by Rich <ra at zantra.dk> Nov 30, 2004
• 568 views

Greg Haberek wrote:
> 
> > OK, I'll try that. Or might C:\progra~1 work instead? (it does with some
> > other programs that
> don't like that space). I prefer not to install anything directly in C:\, if I
> can avoid it.</font></i>
> 
> I would realy urge you to simply use C:\EUPHORIA. I always think of
> the "Program Files" directory as a place for Programs, not a
> Programming language. Borland installs to C:\Borland. Euphoria
> installs to C:\EUPHORIA, etc..

Well I prefer having everything that can run under "program files" if possible.
Each to his own, I guess.

> > I assume this is only the case with Euphoria itself, not with the programs
> > you create with it?
> 
> You're kinda contradicting yourself there. Any problem that Euphoria
> may have, would trickle down into your app, wouldn't it?
> 

Not necessarily, that depends on what level the problem exist on. In this case
it might simply be a problem with the installer that's used for Euphoria, for
example (which could be written in another language).


> Here's another example:
> }}}
<eucode>
> 
> sequence cmd
>     cmd = command_line()
> 
> -- ex myapp.ex Program Files
> --     cmd[1] = "C:\EUPHORIA\BIN\EX.EXE"
> --     cmd[2] = "myapp.ex"
> --     cmd[3] = "Program"
> --     cmd[4] = "Files"
> 
> -- ex myapp.ex "Program Files"
> --     cmd[1] = "C:\EUPHORIA\BIN\EX.EXE"
> --     cmd[2] = "myapp.ex"
> --     cmd[3] = "Program Files"
> 
> </eucode>
{{{

> 
> As you can see, space acts a a delimiter when it is not in quotes. So
> this may cause an issue in your apps if you don't watch for it. I
> always to something like this:
> 
> }}}
<eucode>
> sequence file_to_run
> 
> --  file_to_run = whatever...
> 
>     if find( ' ', file_to_run ) then    -- does file_to_run contain a space?
>         file_to_run = '"' & file_to_run & '"'    -- wrap it in quotes
>     end if
> 
>     -- run the file
>     system( "ex " & file_to_run, 2 )
> 
> </eucode>
{{{


OK, I'm not enough into the language yet to fully understand what you're saying
here, though I think I get the idea. I'll take a look at it later. :)

Thanks!
Rich

9. Re: Install error

• Posted by Robert Craig <rds at RapidEuphoria.com> Nov 30, 2004
• 504 views

Rich wrote:
> 
> Robert Craig wrote:
>  
> > Thanks Rich and Greg for letting me know about this.
> > In 2.5 alpha I added a new command in the INNO installer script
> > to run:
> >      exw makecon installpath
> > Unfortunately, I should have put double quotes around
> > the install path, so a path with a blank in it 
> > wouldn't look like two separate words on the command line.
> > I'll fix that for the beta.
> > 
> 
> OK, I assume that means that you'll be able to install euphoria anywhere you
> like when
> this is fixed?

I'll see. As I recall there was a slight problem with DOS Euphoria
if you installed using a path with a blank in it. I'll test that
again before the next release. I imagine C:\progra~1\Euphoria
would be ok with DOS.

Regards,
   Rob Craig
   Rapid Deployment Software
   http://www.RapidEuphoria.com

11. Re: Install error

• Posted by Rich <ra at zantra.dk> Nov 30, 2004
• 503 views
• Last edited Dec 01, 2004

Kat wrote:


> I have never installed any program on C: willingly. The only thing that
> belongs
> on C: is the OS, imo.

I can only agree on that. 

Rich