If you get it to compile under Windows, you might want to try using gnu-apl-mode <https://github.com/lokedhs/gnu-apl-mode> under Emacs on Windows <https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/efaq-w32/index.html>. That should take care of issues relating to keymaps and fonts, as well as providing a nicer environment to work in.
Regards, Elias On 2 November 2015 at 12:38, Richard Levine <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks Elias and Blake for your thoughtful replies which have given me > more insight into the matter, and brought up a number of great points (:>) > > > > First, my immediate goal is to get GNU APL running under Windows. Here’s > my alternatives so far - > > · APL.exe – Explore using apl.exe with xterm under Cygwin. (See > Juergen’s note, in another email) I will report on my success. > > o Has anyone else done it this way? > > · Under Cygwin looks like I need to follow “the usual configure / > make” process. Looks like I’ll have to work on this. > > o Is there any specific documentation on this? (PS – I’m not asking > people to write this for me if it doesn’t exist, just, where is it?) Has > anyone made up some “cheat sheet” for this, etc? > > > > If it’s worth running GNU APL under Windows, I’m happy to help write up > some documentation, but as mentioned, I’d be interested in getting a sense > of how many people would be interested, besides myself, and it is best if > it fits into the objective(s) of the GNU APL Project. > > > > I guess I have to ask – what is the objective of the GNU APL Project? And > to further the objective, what are the targeted platforms? > > > > Is Windows is a target platform for GNU APL? In other words, is having > Windows a target platform an objective of the GNU APL Project? I presumed > it was, as a solid freely available “APL2 clone” , that is, one following > ISO Standard Extended APL, available to the computing community , is > actually a unique offering in today’s APL world. > > > > For example, the objective of the NARS2000 project is clearly stated in > home page of the web site (www.nars2000.org): “The goal of this effort … > is to foster new ideas about the [APL] language and its implementation.” To > further this goal, the NARS2000 interpreter is freely available as a 32- or > 64-bit Windows-based executable, initially designed to run on Windows XP, > Vista, and Windows 7, and they claim it will run under other operating > systems, such as Linux using Wine. > > > > Notwithstanding that Linux is a wonderful system, which I totally agree > with, there’s an awful lot of Windows users and systems out there, not just > me! The Windows audience is huge, after all, that’s why Cygwin exists, I > suppose (:>) > > > > Regards, > > > > Richard Levine > > Professor, School of Computer Technology, George Brown College > > 416-460-6499 > > >
