On 02/04/14 17:45, Waldek Hebisch wrote:
Martin Baker wrote:
If you can crash HyperDoc, please report. ATM I know one way
of crashing HyperDoc, namely if you give complicated parameters
to a type and request info about implementations (I am working on
a fix for this). If you have any other way of crashing HyperDoc
please report.
BTW: In the past significant part HyperDoc crashes were in
functionality that was only available via HyperDoc, namely
looking up information about types and operations. If we would
like to present this information in a different way the simplest
way is to resuse the same code. So fixes to HyperDoc make
is easier to create alternative interface.
It did crash on my old computer when trying to open an xwindow. I just
tried it on my new computer and it just gives this error (and fails to
open xwindow and puts some funny patterns in the grey box it opens).
(1) -> XIO: fatal IO error 11 (Resource temporarily unavailable) on X
server ":0"
after 16551 requests (16551 known processed) with 0 events remaining.
I expect others may see different results, perhaps it will work on other
peoples computer.
I get this by going to:
topics -> graphics -> new framework -> example 1
and then go though the page clicking on the down buttons.
This page did once work (I know because I wrote it).
My point is that this stuff is very difficult to write (and test on
various platforms) and then, even when it works, it is likely to get
broken by some apparently unrelated change. This is always going to be
time consuming and distract developers away from working on the core
mathematical functionality. I personally would rather spend my time
producing static documentation.
I don't even think HyperDoc would impress potential new users of FriCAS.
I think you would get more new recruits by having high quantity and
comprehensive static web pages.
Martin
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