I have updated the Calling_DLLs page to mention j901's b type. I should perhaps also mention that the pull request for docs_help is ready.
Thanks, -- Raul On Wed, Sep 22, 2021 at 2:46 PM Henry Rich <[email protected]> wrote: > > I think all changes to cd have been backward-compatible and thus are not > needed for understanding old texts. > > BUT: the wiki should be accurate. If you see changes to cd that are not > reflected in the wiki page, please add them. > > Henry Rich > > On 9/22/2021 2:41 PM, Raul Miller wrote: > > Ok, but that raises another question: > > > > Where the dictionary already refers to the wiki -- specifically, > > dx015.htm refers to > > https://code.jsoftware.com/wiki/Guides/DLLs/Calling_DLLs -- should the > > wiki page be updated to be current? Or should it be considered to be > > subject to the j807 version freeze? > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > -- > > Raul > > > > > > On Wed, Sep 22, 2021 at 2:13 PM Henry Rich <[email protected]> wrote: > >> The goal, I think, is to make the old documents useful to users of > >> Modern J. To that end, there is no need tio discuss the additions that > >> have been made to the language. Only deletions and changes are important. > >> > >> The ObsoleteSyntax page already mentions constants. It doesn't mention > >> deleted primitives - I will add that presently. I don't think the other > >> changes deserve mention. The only incompatible change is to [email protected] and > >> the new definition will work with any example found in the old documents. > >> > >> I think just adding a pointer to ObsoleteSyntax where such syntax is > >> used will give the reader the help they need. > >> > >> Henry Rich > >> > >> On 9/22/2021 2:03 PM, Raul Miller wrote: > >>> Hmm... > >>> > >>> I see a variety of changes in the recent release notes which are not > >>> covered by the current version of the ObsoleteSyntax page. > >>> > >>> I am part way through the j901 release notes, and I am reminded that > >>> some primitives have been removed, and that a variety of primitives > >>> have changed (along with some new treatment of constants). > >>> > >>> The easiest thing for me to do would be to update all dictionary pages > >>> which have had their subject matter altered with this caution link. > >>> But that suggests adding potentially considerable content to the > >>> ObsoleteSyntax page. > >>> > >>> I guess, for lack of any better insight, I might as well prepare a > >>> pull request which does this. But that leaves unhandled the potential > >>> ObsoleteSyntax changes. Would it make sense to add a section there, > >>> linking to the three j90x release notes? > >>> > >>> Thanks, > >>> > >> > >> -- > >> 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 > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > 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
