We are looking at the 13!:0 bug and there is a good chance it will be fixed for the 805 final release.
I know this is an old bug and thanks for bringing it to our attention again. Future bugs will have a better chance of being fixed if they are reported at: http://code.jsoftware.com/wiki/System/Interpreter/Bugs/Errors On Mon, Oct 17, 2016 at 11:19 AM, Gilles Kirouac <gkiro...@riq.qc.ca> wrote: > >>> J805 will NOT support J32 for linux and mac. > > > This is about a bug in J804 for linux32 which crashes J. > > =================================== > [gilles@NetV03 j804]$ bin/jconsole > Adv=: 1 : 0 > u > y > ( > ) > 13!:0 ]1 NB. Reset and activate debugger > + Adv 2 > |syntax error: Adv > | ( > |Adv[2] > 13!:0 ] 0 NB. Reset and deactivate debugger > Erreur de segmentation > [gilles@NetV03 j804]$ > =================================== > > This very old bug (since the birth of 13!: ?) has been reported many > times under various disguises with MS-Win, notably by Devon and Oleg. > > It has been corrected with the release of j803 for Windows, but not > for Linux (same source?). Many thanks to whoever made the correction! > > IMO, the debugger is an essential tool with scripts using explicit > adverbs and conjunctions, for tracing repeated calls of arg verb(s) (for > instance, to trace Devon's climb adverb at http://code.jsoftware.com/wiki > /NYCJUG/2009-08-11 ). > > The Linux 32b platform is likely to remain a platform used in schools > for quite some time. > > Could we not have a final Linux32 J version without this bug? > > > ~ Gilles > > > > Le 29/09/2016 à 19:41, Eric Iverson a écrit : > >> By J32 on linux I meant specifically linux on x64-intel hardware. This >> does >> not affect rpi or other platforms that require (or have a real benefit >> from) a 32bit version. We are not killing J32, just J32 on linux-x64intel >> and mac-x64intel. >> >> >> On Thu, Sep 29, 2016 at 7:38 PM, Joey K Tuttle <j...@qued.com> wrote: >> >> OK on the Mac side - maybe an issue with Linux on older machines (or maybe >>> some newish things like Raspberry Pi v2), but time marches on ... (and I >>> have to blushingly admit that j504 is used a lot in my older machines so >>> can't complain seriously there...) >>> >>> - joey >>> >>> >>> On 2016 Sep 29, at 16:32 , Eric Iverson <eric.b.iver...@gmail.com> >>>> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> Building and testing J32 new releases for linux and mac is a serious >>>> nuisance. >>>> >>>> We doubt there is any requirement not adequately covered by 804 and >>>> >>> earlier >>> >>>> J32 releases. >>>> >>>> We will continue to support J32 for windows as that is an easier >>>> platform >>>> and that should be enough to keep our 32bit version honest for other >>>> >>> 32bit >>> >>>> only platforms. >>>> >>>> J805 will NOT support J32 for linux and mac. >>>> >>>> Comments? >>>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm >>>> >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm >>> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm >> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
