1. File extension suggestion
Just an idea that came to my mind: with all this impending multi-platform
support for Euphoria, perhaps we ought to modify the way we use extensions.
Here are the changes I think would make the most sense:
*.ex, *.e = Euphoria files which can be run on ANY platform without
modification
*.exd. *.ed = Euphoria files which specifically run under MS-DOS
This way, we would have dedicated extensions for both platform-specific and
platform-independent Euphoria programs. (I suppose, to be consistent, we'd
want EX.EXE to become EXD.EXE as well, so that the platform executable
corresponds to its platform-dependent file extension.)
Anyway, it's just a thought; perhaps this is more of a long-term future
idea, when Macintosh and/or BeOS ports are closer to reality.
Hep yadda,
Gabriel Boehme
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The science is in knowing, the art is in perceiving.
Robert Fripp
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2. Re: File extension suggestion
I think this is a really good idea!
--Talvitie
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Aihe: File extension suggestion
>Just an idea that came to my mind: with all this impending =
multi-platform
>support for Euphoria, perhaps we ought to modify the way we use =
extensions.
>Here are the changes I think would make the most sense:
>
>*.ex, *.e =3D Euphoria files which can be run on ANY platform without
>modification
>*.exd. *.ed =3D Euphoria files which specifically run under MS-DOS
>
>This way, we would have dedicated extensions for both platform-specific =
and
>platform-independent Euphoria programs. (I suppose, to be consistent, =
we'd
>want EX.EXE to become EXD.EXE as well, so that the platform executable
>corresponds to its platform-dependent file extension.)
>
>Anyway, it's just a thought; perhaps this is more of a long-term future
>idea, when Macintosh and/or BeOS ports are closer to reality.
>
>
>Hep yadda,
>Gabriel Boehme
>
>
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>The science is in knowing, the art is in perceiving.
>
>Robert Fripp
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3. Re: File extension suggestion
Talvitie wrote:
>I think this is a really good idea!
Well, that makes at least TWO of us...
Oh well, like I said before, this is probably a bit premature. Euphoria =
is
still primarily DOS/Windows based. The Linux port is coming along, but =
it's
still a beta. Once Euphoria is truly a multi-platform language, then =
perhaps
this idea will merit further consideration.
Anyway, thanks for the encouragement! 
Hep yadda,
Gabriel Boehme
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Robert Fripp
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P=E4iv=E4: 23. lokakuuta 1999 2:35
Aihe: File extension suggestion
>Just an idea that came to my mind: with all this impending =
multi-platform
>support for Euphoria, perhaps we ought to modify the way we use =
extensions.
>Here are the changes I think would make the most sense:
>
>*.ex, *.e =3D Euphoria files which can be run on ANY platform without
>modification
>*.exd. *.ed =3D Euphoria files which specifically run under MS-DOS
>
>This way, we would have dedicated extensions for both =
platform-specific and
>platform-independent Euphoria programs. (I suppose, to be consistent, =
we'd
>want EX.EXE to become EXD.EXE as well, so that the platform executable
>corresponds to its platform-dependent file extension.)
>
>Anyway, it's just a thought; perhaps this is more of a long-term =
future
>idea, when Macintosh and/or BeOS ports are closer to reality.
>
>
>Hep yadda,
>Gabriel Boehme
>
>
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>The science is in knowing, the art is in perceiving.
>
>Robert Fripp
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