1. Release Early. Release Often!
- Posted by Robert Craig <rds at ATTCANADA.NET>
Jul 08, 1999
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Last edited Jul 09, 1999
I just uploaded Linux pre-alpha #3, plus some new user
contributions.
#3 has some improvements for exu and ed under an XTERM
window. exu will now prompt before allowing the screen to
clear or reset under XTERM. If you previously ran a program
and it appeared that "nothing happened", i.e. you just got
a prompt back, it may have been
due to the screen resetting *really fast*, before you could
even notice that an error message or program output had
been printed.
There is also a slight change to Euphoria's rand()
that might help those people who are seeing rand() crash.
Let me know if rand() works or not.
exu also got a bit smaller - only 82K.
See euphoria/readme.doc for a detailed list of changes.
Regards,
Rob Craig
Rapid Deployment Software
http://members.aol.com/FilesEu/
2. Re: Release Early. Release Often!
- Posted by LEVIATHAN <lordlev at WA.FREEI.NET>
Jul 08, 1999
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Last edited Jul 09, 1999
Hi!
Rob, I have found the lowest possible Linux to work with exu - Anything
released in the RH5.2 timeframe, including RH5.2.
I say this because I can't get exu to work on my setup, as it is
outdated (not to mention blown into pieces).
I'll start a web site tonite for libraries needed by exu, as well as
distros that its found to work under.
If I'm wrong, please correct me! :)
Blessed Be! --"LEVIATHAN"
3. Re: Release Early. Release Often!
On Thu, 08 Jul 1999, Robert Craig wrote:
> I just uploaded Linux pre-alpha #3, plus some new user
> contributions.
>
> #3 has some improvements for exu and ed under an XTERM
> window. exu will now prompt before allowing the screen to
> clear or reset under XTERM. If you previously ran a program
> and it appeared that "nothing happened", i.e. you just got
> a prompt back, it may have been
> due to the screen resetting *really fast*, before you could
> even notice that an error message or program output had
> been printed.
Similar problem exists with Dave Cuny's EE, but can be cured with
the addition of a wait_key() before the end of your program.
It should also be pointed out that with certain of the xterms and
consoles (and konsoles), if you have the console window sized
too small, *nothing* will appear, altho the program is running.
By too small, I am guessing that means "shows less than 80x25".
Most consoles do not support EU color, but the Linux console under
KDE does. (Along with nice bitmap background images).
> There is also a slight change to Euphoria's rand()
> that might help those people who are seeing rand() crash.
> Let me know if rand() works or not.
Yes - rand() works fine now!. (Mandrake)
Irv
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