There are some problem with JAL build script perhaps related to the
recent relocation of server to amazon.  I think Chris will fix it.

Вск, 12 Авг 2012, Henry Rich писал(а):
> I don't know what has to happen to make it show up in Package
> Manager. Bill would.  Maybe some rebuild is required.
> 
> Perhaps you can check it out using SVN?
> 
> Henry Rich
> 
> On 8/12/2012 6:12 PM, Ian Clark wrote:
> >Sounds good, Henry. I certainly have a use for that.
> >
> >But I can't see it in pacman for either JGTK or j602.
> >
> >On Sun, Aug 12, 2012 at 9:10 PM, Henry Rich <[email protected]> wrote:
> >>I have an alpha-test version of a syntax checker for J scripts.  It is in
> >>the addons, as
> >>
> >>general/misc/lint.ijs
> >>
> >>The goal is to catch errors before execution.  It can find only gross
> >>errors, but those are the kind my programming students make, so this is
> >>progress IMO.  What it looks for is:
> >>
> >>  explicit definitions lacking trailing ), and ) with no definition
> >>  undefined names, including names not defined in all paths
> >>  verbs used with invalid valences
> >>  non-noun results at the end of condition blocks and verbs
> >>  syntax errors
> >>  sentences with no effect on execution (eg verb verb)
> >>
> >>The idea is that lint can be used in place of load.  It loads the script,
> >>then checks it for errors by executing each line of each explicit definition
> >>in 'safe mode' where side effects are prevented.
> >>
> >>example:
> >>
> >>lint '~addons/general/misc/lint.ijs'
> >>
> >>The result of the verb is a table of (line number);(error message).
> >>If there are errors, it brings up a grid showing the program and error
> >>messages.
> >>
> >>I would test this a lot more before releasing it, but school starts tomorrow
> >>& I'm not going to have much more time to put on it.  I think it's better
> >>than nothing - not freshman-proof, but I'll fix that as the freshmen tear
> >>into it.  Meanwhile I would appreciate suggestions and bug reports.
> >>
> >>(My thanks to Dan King who suggested this project at the J Conference in
> >>response to my bellyaching about J's error-detection deficiencies)
> >>
> >>Henry Rich
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