How very odd! I do use the interactive mode occasionally, for testing.
There are two different ways that interactive mode can work: with the "readline" library for command editing, or without it. I tried both of these and couldn't reproduce it on GNU/Linux. More and more, we need a Windows developer, if Windows is going to be supported well. On Sat, Mar 6, 2021 at 5:22 PM Alan Mead <am...@alanmead.org> wrote: > > If I've ever used the interactive mode of PSPP, I cannot recall. I think it's > broken (at least in windows). It reads the first character of each command as > a 'p': > > G:\projects\pspp>"C:\Program Files (x86)\PSPP\bin\pspp.exe" > PSPP is free software and you are welcome to distribute copies of it > under certain conditions; type "show copying." to see the conditions. > There is ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY for PSPP; type "show warranty." for details. > GNU pspp 1.4.0-gc3c044 > PSPP> exit > pxit > error: Unknown command `pxit'. > PSPP> > > PSPP> exit > pxit > > error: Unknown command `pxit'. > PSPP> > ^C > G:\projects\pspp>"C:\Program Files (x86)\PSPP\bin\pspp.exe" > PSPP is free software and you are welcome to distribute copies of it > under certain conditions; type "show copying." to see the conditions. > There is ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY for PSPP; type "show warranty." for details. > GNU pspp 1.4.0-gc3c044 > PSPP> show license > phow license > error: Unknown command `phow'. > PSPP> > > PSPP> show license > pshow license > > error: Unknown command `pshow'. > PSPP> > > PSPP> > > > > > -- > > Alan D. Mead, Ph.D. > President, Talent Algorithms Inc. > > science + technology = better workers > > https://talalg.com > > > Ginsberg's Theorem: > > 0. There is a game. > 1. You can't win. > 2. You can't break even. > 3. You can't even get out of the game. > >
