I think Segol, Genevieve wrote:
>
>
> Dr. Friedman-Hill:
>
> Do I need to uninstall Jess 4.1 before downloading 4.2?
>
It generally helps to make sure that no old versions are on your
CLASSPATH before compiling a new version, but otherwise, no.
> On another matter: Why don't you have a bulletin board for Q&A about Jess
> on your website instead of doing everything via e-mail? Given the large
> number of messages going back and forth, this would seem justified. In
> addition, it would be easier to retrieve old information if questions and
> answers were stored (and perhaps categorized by topic) in a data base.
Well, there is an archive of the list on the web:
http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/
>
> Regards,
> Genevieve
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Ernest Friedman-Hill [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Thursday, November 12, 1998 8:57 AM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: JESS: Announcing Jess 4.2
> >
> > Hi Folks,
> >
> > Jess 4.2 is now available for download in the usual place:
> >
> > http://herzberg.ca.sandia.gov/jess/download.html
> >
> > 4.2 has no new features, but fixes a couple of long-standing bugs and
> > generally improves quality. Here's the README blurb:
> >
> > Fixed 'Corrupted negcnt' bug (thanks to Todd Bowers). (if ...
> > then)
> > function now throws an exception if atom 'then' is missing.
> > Version
> > string in 4.1 final was inadvertently left at 4.1b6. Added section
> > to
> > README explaining rule LHS semantics a bit better.
> > Rete.findFactByID()
> > is now public. Fix for very tricky 'phantom fact' problem reported
> > by
> > Steve Bucuvalas. Java method calls on Jess Strings now work for
> > all
> > Strings, not just alphanumeric ones. "animals" example modified to
> > work with transitional gensym implementation.
> >
> > Jess 4.2 is still Java 1.0 compatible (still gives 'deprecated'
> > warnings on compilation.) I should send out the first 5.0 alpha
> > release sometime next week, and this one, as I said before, is 1.1+
> > only (no warnings). I know there are people whose managers care about
> > this stuff!
> >
> > Feedback, as usual, is welcome. Have fun!
> >
> >
> > ---------------------------------------------------------
> > Ernest Friedman-Hill
> > Distributed Systems Research Phone: (925) 294-2154
> > Sandia National Labs FAX: (925) 294-2234
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> > PO Box 969 http://herzberg.ca.sandia.gov
> > Livermore, CA 94550
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