Even though the engine has not changed from J701 to J801, might it not be a good idea to rechristen it j801?
This would help folks with code that needs to detect the J version, including which libraries might be available, in a more straightforward way than testing for some particular feature, say. On 13 Feb 2014 08:58:53 -0500, Eric Iverson <[email protected]> wrote: > That is the correct info for the J Engine. I believe the 801 releases > explicity states that the engine has not changed, only the front ends. > > 9!:14'' returns that info directly from the J Engine binary. > > On Wed, Feb 12, 2014 at 11:52 PM, Murray Eisenberg > <[email protected]> wrote: >> To repeat essentially the same questions I asked a couple days ago after >> j801 release was announced and (yes, after emptying the browser cache) >> downloaded j801_mac64.dmg and installed from there: >> >> Should the J Engine show as j701/2011-01-10:11:25 build: Feb 6 2011 ? >> >> That's what I see both in the About J window and by evaluating JVERSION in >> jqt801. >> >> By the way, what/where, in fact is the "engine" -- in which file? I presume >> it's (in) one of the files in j64-801/bin. —— Murray Eisenberg [email protected] Mathematics & Statistics Dept. Lederle Graduate Research Tower phone 240 246-7240 (H) University of Massachusetts 710 North Pleasant Street Amherst, MA 01003-9305 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
