I think stdlib is special in that it is loaded automatically during booting. For cgi applications I certainly welcome the current behavior. Will you accept if a separate documentation file for stdlib be available somewhere? There is a joxygen addon but I have no experience with it or the original oxygen either.
Вс, 24 фев 2013, Gilles Kirouac писал(а): > > I am in full agreement with Martin's statement about > the lost script documentation. What a disappointment > when I couldn't find how to use some string verb. > > Think of the reaction of a young newcomer I am trying > to get interested in J when I have to say "those scripts > were documented, but they are not anymore". Think about > how fast he turns away. > > I hope for a correction. > > ~ Gilles > > > ---------- Original Message ----------- > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Sent: Fri, 22 Feb 2013 04:29:54 GMT > Subject: Re: [Jgeneral] How access script documentation? > > > > Some previous scripts had been merged into stdlib. Even when > > > scripts are available, most of them had been stripped all > > > comments including information for scriptdoc. > > > > I think that this is a grave mistake. (The mutilation, > > not necessarily the integration.) > > > > Firstly, like Murray, I am missing the documentation. Not just > > for learning how a function is supposed to be used but also to find > > a suitable function in first place. > > > > Secondly, we are often enough forced to dig into the library > > functions when are not properly working. We *want* to help, but > > having to that with a merged giant script bereft of sructure, layout, > > and comments is like having insult added to injury. > > > > > You can browse source files from the web interface of the svn > > > repositories or download a copy of them into your local harddisk. > > > > That whole shebang of having (a) "true" source scripts, (b) packages, > > and (c) unpacked production scripts has always been needlessly > > complex and over-the-top for my feeble mind. > > > > Martin > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > ------- End of Original Message ------- > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm -- regards, ==================================================== GPG key 1024D/4434BAB3 2008-08-24 gpg --keyserver subkeys.pgp.net --recv-keys 4434BAB3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
