Sorry for flooding, two more comments
– the page actually says “broken links in this section indicate that install package is not yet available” so yes, this is expected behaviour – I just said 'vimperator' which I used to have, now it’s Tridactyl instead Am 02.02.21 um 18:23 schrieb Hauke Rehr: > Just in order to not have you worry about it: > it’s been a trailing / > Usually, I go one level up by 'gu' using vimperator, > but this time it didn’t work and I deleted the > trailing part of the URL manually > … and didn’t delete enough > > So yes, /J903 works. > > Am 02.02.21 um 18:13 schrieb Hauke Rehr: >> Sorry, I’ve been wrong. >> It didn’t work on its own but clicking the link >> (which I overlooked) actually got me to J903 >> … strange >> But that page doesn’t point to a subordinate AIOx page. >> >> Am 02.02.21 um 18:11 schrieb Hauke Rehr: >>> 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
