apl on openbsd openbsd on rpi nice to see openbsd shaking off the cobwebs
On Tue, 29 Aug 2017 19:30:56 +0200 Juergen Sauermann <juergen.sauerm...@t-online.de> wrote: > Hi, > > the rational numbers are still quite new, so I would like to wait a little > longer before > making a new release. > > Rational numbers cannot become the default because some computations with them > take considerably more time than their floating point counterparts - mainly > due to GCD > normalization. > > Giuseppe, I have added a link to your blog on our APL community page. > > /// Jürgen > > > On 08/29/2017 02:33 AM, Elias Mårtenson wrote: > Perhaps it's time for a new release? Or should it be delayed until the > rational number support is stable enough to be default? > > On 29 Aug 2017 02:22, "Giuseppe Cocomazzi" <sbude...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Jürgen, > thanks for your reply. > Ported software on OpenBSD is submitted for inclusion in the so-called > "port tree", basically a set of custom Makefiles by means of which > ports can be automatically downloaded, built, packaged and installed > with a single "make" command. The port tree is part of the operating > system, and importing rolling releases from SVN is not an option. > Therefore, the official releases on the GNU mirrors are perfectly fine > for the goal. Furthermore, I feel more comfortable in submitting > stable and mature releases, as another goal of the OS is stability, > security and cleanliness. > > As I am also the maintainer of the port/package, I will update the > port's Makefile every time a major release is announced. > > As for the link to my blog/notebook, I have been actively maintaining > my homepage for 8 years, my hosting service is quite stable and I have > intention to keep the page away from oblivion. I think then it is > reasonably safe to refer to it. > > Thank you very much. > > >
