is this an exe you downloaded or did you build it recently from svn sources? If the former i could make a "beta" of the current svn and post it on pinhead.
On May 7, 2009, at 9:29 AM, Randolph Latimer wrote: > Is it possible that the Windows version has bugs as far as loading scm > progs from within cm? > > I'm getting strange error messages for simple files from Chap 7. > > For example.. > chap7.scm (I think that's an ok file name?) > > (define x 1) > > (define (scale-hz hz mul) > (* hz (expt 2 mul))) <--- If I save this, then load (see > below) from cm, this may work ok, but when > I add in the next function, > then > resave, I may get error messages > > (define lowest-freq 6.875) > > (define (keynum->hertz knum) > (* lowest-freq (expt 2 (/ (+ knum 3) 12)))) > > > > cm>(load "chap7.scm") <--- sometimes loads ok, sometimes gives > strange > error messages > > I'm using Vim, but seems to act oddly also with xemacs > > I'm in Windows > > Do you think the cm for windows may be a little buggy, loading scm > files > this way? or maybe it's something I'm doing? > > > > > On Thu, 7 May 2009 08:29:07 -0500, Heinrich Taube <[email protected]> > wrote: >> On May 7, 2009, at 7:39 AM, Randolph Latimer wrote: >> >>> Okay, thanks for the update. I'd prefer to keep with CM3, keep >>> current. >>> Perhaps there are equivalent functions/variables in CM3 for CM2 >>> items, >>> such as >>> (pwd) -> (cwd) and (cd) -> (chdir) >> >> i guess maybe i should add the old names back, this wasnt intended to >> change. for now you can do >> (define pwd cwd) >> (define cd chdir) >> >> >>> let me know if there are equivalents to *scale*, (hertz..) >>> (keynum...) >> >> in general cm3 names are terser (you want to keep typing down when >> you >> send things interactively ) >> >> hertz -> hz >> keynum -> key >> >> you dont need *scale* anymore, a scale is just a list of (probably >> floating point) key numbers. if you want to define your own scales >> you >> can use the handy 'scale' function, for example this will define a >> just major scale on middle C over two octaves (15 steps): >> >> (define just-c-major >> (let ((just-major '(9/8 10/9 16/15 9/8 10/9 9/8 16/15))) >> (scale 15 60 (ratio->steps just-major))) >> >> since a scale is list you can do anything you want with it, eg >> >> (list-ref just-c-major 7) >> (pick just-c-major) >> (make-cycle just-c-major) >> >>> (new...) >> >> there are no objects. just use lists to hold your data. to send data >> somewhere use one of the send methods or its underlyin function, eg >> >> (mp:midi :key 90) >> (send "mp:midi" :key (between 60 90)) >> >> >>> These are nice examples in the text, it'd be good to be able to keep >>> similar examples, just update the syntax >> >> >> its on my todo list, but unfortunately that list is infinately long. >> ill do some this summer, if you figure things out send them to me >> so i >> dont have to do it _______________________________________________ Cmdist mailing list [email protected] http://ccrma-mail.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/cmdist
