Gilles, I was tempted to drop linux32 support as we had some problems and I didn't really think through who might still want to run it.
You points on linux32 are valid and we again have a clean 805 build on that platform. There is a good chance it will be supported in the final 805 release. On Thu, Oct 20, 2016 at 6:23 PM, Eric Iverson <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 <[email protected]> > 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 <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> >>>>> >>>> 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
