--- Raul Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I decided I'd like to use JAL. I've not yet dug up the > previous posts to these forums on that subject -- I tried > to install it just based on what I can easily see at > jsoftware.com > > Here's a few usability notes on how I see it, today: > > [1] I see conflicting instructions. > http://www.jsoftware.com/jwiki/JAL/Package_Manager > says (after a careful reading) that I MUST install it > directly, for J601, but http://www.jsoftware.com/jwiki/JAL/j601 > says this is not recommended.
This is meant to say that initially the library is installed manually, and then any updates are done with Package Manager. The manual instructions on the Package Manager page are temporary and will go away with the next J release where it will be integrated. > [2] I do not see diagnostics. I went with the default > http and unzip command line arguments, and I believe > they work, but JAL says that they do not, and I get no > diagnostics from it about what's failing. This is true: current error reporting did not catch some of the errors such as when executables not found. Before it is fixed in the next library update, you can try a quick patch for system\extras\util\pacman.ijs at http://www.jsoftware.com/jwiki/OlegKobchenko?action=AttachFile&do=get&target=pacman.ijs > Hypothetically speaking, I've tested the programs manually > from the command line, but I don't know that I'm doing > exactly what JAL is doing (for example, with % substitutions). > Ideally, when things are not working right, I'd like to see the > exact commands that JAL is issuing and whatever output > (error messages or whatever) were issued by the command. > > Or, if the commands aren't being found, I'd like to know > which of the two commands it's having the problem with. > > Anyways, I expect I'll get this working, but I think it > could use a bit of "polish". > > Thanks, > > -- > Raul ____________________________________________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta. http://new.mail.yahoo.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
