I'm clicking on the "All-in-One" link on https://code.jsoftware.com/wiki/System/Installation/J903 .
On Tue, Feb 2, 2021 at 12:11 PM Hauke Rehr <[email protected]> wrote: > Even J903/ doesn’t exist, let alone any child node. > https://code.jsoftware.com/wiki/System/Installation > doesn’t point to any 903 nodes. > > So where does your URL come from? > > Am 02.02.21 um 18:04 schrieb Devon McCormick: > > Am I the only one who gets a blank page when I try to load (Windows) 9.03 > > by clicking on > https://code.jsoftware.com/wiki/System/Installation/J903/AIOx > > ? > > > > On Tue, Feb 2, 2021 at 10:33 AM Henry Rich <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> I am not going to enlarge my commit messages. They need to be short. > >> > >> Any explanation should be in commentary in the code, for maximum > benefit. > >> > >> I agree that a new generation of developers is needed. Perhaps they're > >> out there already - many people seem to build JE from the source. > >> > >> It's a complex codebase, through. Why don't you dive in by adding > >> commentary to some of the parts that lack it? You would learn something > >> of the code without the risk of breaking anything, and you would > >> definitely be making things easier for the next guy. I would review > >> anything you write. > >> > >> Henry Rich > >> > >> > >> > >> On 2/1/2021 11:25 PM, ethiejiesa via Programming wrote: > >>> Raul Miller <[email protected]> wrote: > >>>> https://github.com/jsoftware/jsource/commits/master might interest > >> you... > >>> Indeed, I have the repo cloned locally! > >>> > >>> However, when digging through old bug reports, I find it quite > >> challenging to > >>> match up the "fixed" notices with the corresponding code commits. In > >> cases with > >>> a clear test case demonstrating the bug, we can use git-bisect to > sleuth > >> out > >>> the commit that eliminates the failure. However, cases without this > >> almost > >>> invariably defeat my investigative skills. > >>> > >>> For posterity's sake, and if it's not too much of a hassle, I thought > it > >> might > >>> be helpful to have some commits/diffs/comments attached to those > "fixed" > >>> messages. > >>> > >>> I will admit to a bit of an ulterior motive here, though. > >>> > >>> Bill, Eric, and Henry have deep domain knowledge about JE. I am > >> personally > >>> hoping that sharing the diffs would also spark discussion and give a > >> natural > >>> avenue to share and spread such expertise. > >>> > >>> The gory details are exceptionally interesting! > >>> > >>> > >>> Permit me to query a broader point, though. > >>> > >>> It strikes me that the git-shortlog on the repo is very short: > >>> > >>> $ git shortlog --summary > >>> 6 Chris Burke > >>> 231 Eric Iverson > >>> 1430 HenryHRich > >>> 1 bill > >>> 597 bill lam > >>> 3 cdb > >>> 3 kbi > >>> > >>> For the most part, we only have 3 devs, with all of them part of the > old > >> guard, > >>> per se. Better yet, Henry has authored over 62% of all commits! > Granted, > >> this > >>> only reflects the history from 2016 onward, but my question is this: Do > >> we have > >>> up and coming JE hackers that can pick up the torch when the time > comes? > >>> > >>> > >>> Anyway, maybe JSoftware has a vision for the future that I've failed to > >> pick up > >>> on. The ulterior motive behind my "share a bit about the fix" is to > >> perhaps > >>> open a channel with the community that sucks in potential JE devs like > >> myself! > >>> I was just trying to be sneaky about things by suggesting something > very > >> simple > >>> and, hopefully, hassle-free. > >>> > >>> > >>> 2!:55 > >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >>> For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > >> > >> > >> -- > >> This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. > >> https://www.avg.com > >> > >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > >> > > > > > > -- > ---------------------- > mail written using NEO > neo-layout.org > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > -- Devon McCormick, CFA Quantitative Consultant ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
