Hi,
Thanks for the comments.
The "lib" in the path is for a user-local library path, which was
the original spec. I have no idea if any/most Klong users
rely on this. No problem to remove.
Re Backspace as Delete, well, it is a delete, as in the Klong
TUI the Ctrl-B character is backspace (that is, does not
delete anything but moves the cursor.) On my keyboard
"Backspace" button my fingers identify as "delete". So I
kept my fingers happy.
I thought about arc4random_uniform but decided this way to
minimize API change.
Thanks for reviewing.
J
On 2023-04-05 09:34, Omar Polo wrote:
Hello,
On 2023/03/31 08:59:55 -0600, [email protected] wrote:
Here is Klong, a very terse array language.
Tested on amd64, but probably good everywhere.
"Klong is an expression-based language that is inspired by K,
which is in turn inspired by APL. A Klong program is basically
a set of functions that manipulate list or array structures.
You might also think of Klong as a glorified calculator with a
massive set of functions for transforming arrays in various
ways."
J
First time I'm playing with an array language, but the klong-intro.txt
file seems a nice introduction.
Now, regarding the port, you can avoid patching the Makefile by using
MAKE_FLAGS:
MAKE_FLAGS += CFLAGS="${CFLAGS}"
Regarding the other patch, some nits:
- I'm not a klong user but I'd remove "lib" from DFLPATH and just
leave ".:/usr/local/lib/klong". I guess 'lib' is there so folks
can use it when building and running from the tarball.
- "accept Backspace as delete" is misleading, since you're making the
delete character to behave like a backspace :P
(you could have written '?' + '@' instead of 127 to match the style
:P)
- since you're patching sys_randnum anyway I would have used
arc4random_uniform. I haven't thought if it's correct.
otherwise it looks fine to me and it seems a fun language. I'm
attaching an updated tarball that address above points that's ok op@
to import.
Thanks!
P.S.: I don't know what the current stace regarding hardcoded paths
is. Is it fine to hardcode /usr/local/lib/klong or we should do
the SUBST_CMD dance?
