Hello, function -main is a regular function, so the following works : " $ echo "(ns test (:gen-class)) (defn -main [] (println 1))" > test.clj $ java -cp clojure.jar clojure.main -i test.clj -e "(test/-main)"
1 " HTH, -- Laurent 2009/4/8 Mark Reid <mark.r...@gmail.com> > > Hi Laurent, > > Thanks for the feedback regarding namespaces. That's exactly the sort > of thing I wasn't sure I was doing correctly. > > I currently don't use an IDE that automatically compiles files so > wasn't aware of that problem. I prefer the solution that defines a > main method. My only question now is, if I don't want to compile the > test class, how do I call the main method from the command line? > > Regards, > > Mark. > -- > http://mark.reid.name > > On Apr 7, 7:35 pm, Laurent PETIT <laurent.pe...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hello Mark, > > > > That's interesting, keep us informed of your progress! > > > > Since you say you welcome any feedback, here are my remarks : > > > > * namespace names: you could maybe use more qualified names, e.g. > > qualifying them maybe with your own reversed namespace ( vec -> > com.reid.vec > > ). Indeed, one of the interests of namespaces is to avoid name clashes, > and > > it feels to me like creating namespaces of just one segment with such > > generic names such as vec may not scale well, even for personal work ? > > > > * you have a file named test/test.clj . The corresponding namespace > > declaration should then be (ns test.test ...) instead of (ns test ...). > > > > * function calls in namespaces : your namespace 'test directly executes > a > > call. This would be problematic for people using IDEs that automatically > > regularly auto-compile or auto-load files to give user error/warning > > feedback. > > One alternative solution could be to just guard the call against > compilation > > by checking the value of the *compile-files* global var : > > (when-not *compile-files* > > (run-tests 'test.vec)) > > Another alternative could be to completely get rid of the immediate call > to > > run-tests and place it instead in a -main method, so that the ns can be > used > > as an independent executable file: > > > > (ns test > > (:gen-class) > > (:use test.vec) > > (:use clojure.contrib.test-is)) > > > > (defn -main [] (run-tests 'test.vec)) > > > > HTH, > > > > -- > > Laurent > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
