OpenEuphoria

Re: ESL, will it ever get anywhere?

• Posted by Chris Burch <chriscrylex at aol.com> Jan 11, 2006
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Hi

Looking at the work done by D. Newhall et al, it seems that most of the
functions proposed in the ESL already exist scattered across the libraries in the
archives. I bet most of us have our own ESL already. win32lib has its own ESL too
(w32_tk - toolkit - functions)

The ESL (official) version fromn the files that I have seen has more comment
than code, and unfortunately has probably become stifled by all its rules and
standards. (critisism NOT intended)

I therefore have a new proposal. I will host the new ESL, but I won't write a
single piece of code for it. Everyone who wants it can forward their favourite
function to me (or as many as you want), and I will incorporate it into the
standard library.

Copy / cut / paste / plaguerise (with credits please) to your hearts content.

Minimum comments (no standards required). Document (if you want), but they will
be moved to a separate file.

In order to try to avoid namespace clashes, all type, function and procedure
names to be prefixed by 'esl_' - if you don't do it I will.

Constants capitalised, no prefix - TRUE will be 1, FALSE will be 0 (no
discussion)

No discussion about it here (too much clutter) - take it to uboard.

Your function will either be added or not - no discussion, this is a
dictatorship (  )

The library will be total and utter freeware, gpl'd etc etc.

I will update the library, release small increments frequently, to the RDS
archive

Remember the more functions people contribute, the quicker the library will
grow.

ema il your fuctions to me at crylex @ gmail dot com

Derek - if you object to this, I will stop straight away, I don't want to imply
any critisism at all, or stand on anyones toes.

Any takers?

Chris




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