$ apl
)clear
CLEAR WS
→(0=⍴0)/0
SYNTAX ERROR+
→(0=⍴0)/0
^
)more
branch back into function (→N) without suspended function
Running SVN 1833.
On Mon, Feb 10, 2025 at 10:01 AM Hans-Peter Sorge <
hanspeterso...@netscape.net> wrote:
> Sorry -
>
> an even shorter way .
>
> )clear
> CLEAR WS
> →(0=⍴,0)/0
> SYNTAX ERROR+
> →(0=⍴0)/0
> ^
>
> Best Regards
> Hans-Peter
>
>
> Am 10.02.25 um 16:41 schrieb Hans-Peter Sorge:
>
> Hi,
>
> A simple path to reproduce the reported ")Copy bug" :
>
>
> )clear
> CLEAR WS
> )copy Editor
> SAVED 2025-02-10 09:15:01 (GMT-6)
> E∆Edit 'E∆Edit'
>
> At all prompts you can type 'end' to exit or backup to the previous
> question.
> You can often type 'help' to get help.
>
> Enter your edit command? edit
> Enter the line numbers you wish to change, or [a,b,r]? 2
> SYNTAX ERROR
> E∆Piv[18] →(0=⍴t)/0
> ^^
> )reset
> →(0=⍴,0)/0
> SYNTAX ERROR+
> →(0=⍴0)/0
> ^
>
> The difference!!! <⍴,0> vs <⍴0>
>
> Best Regards
> Hans-Peter
>
> Am 10.02.25 um 15:34 schrieb Blake McBride:
>
> I just checked. None of the problems I reported were corrected with this
> change.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Blake
>
>
> On Mon, Feb 10, 2025 at 7:53 AM Dr. Jürgen Sauermann <
> mail@jürgen-sauermann.de> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> latest news: I have corrected an error in the ∇-editor. *SVN 1833*.
>>
>> I am currently working on fixing a border case for function headers.
>> Not entirely stable yet. Your problem might be related to specific
>> function header cases.
>>
>> Best Regards,
>> Jürgen
>>
>>
>> On 2/10/25 13:55, Dr. Jürgen Sauermann wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I am definitely not arguing that the problem is outside GNU APL. However,
>> it is very difficult for me to troubleshoot a problem that only occurs in
>> the context
>> of a workspace that I am not familiar with. So please help to simplify
>> the issue
>> to a smaller size.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Jürgen
>>
>>
>> On 2/9/25 20:09, Blake McBride wrote:
>>
>> In case I haven't been clear, as far as I can tell, all of the problems
>> are with GNU APL and none are with the Editor code. At some earlier date,
>> this exact editor code worked fine under GNU APL. The editor code hasn't
>> changed but no longer works; as reported.
>>
>> If errors in the editor are found, I am happy to correct them.
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> Blake
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Feb 9, 2025 at 12:22 PM Blake McBride <blake1...@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> The help message should be printed by the first line of E∆Pim. I
>>> checked it and the code is correct. It just doesn't run.
>>>
>>> If I cut/paste the code into GNU APL it works fine. But it doesn't run
>>> inside a function.
>>>
>>> Just FYI, this Editor WS was used in a production environment, on a
>>> daily basis, for years on other APL systems. When moving it to GNU APL I
>>> had to type it in so typos are possible. Other than typos, however, the
>>> code is solid.
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>>
>>> Blake
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sun, Feb 9, 2025 at 11:51 AM Blake McBride <blake1...@gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Greetings,
>>>>
>>>> I haven't been using GNU APL for a while - just because I had other
>>>> things I needed to do. Now, trying to debug this issue I am finding
>>>> several issues. Here is the first:
>>>>
>>>> )load Editor
>>>> SAVED 2025-02-09 10:13:37 (GMT-6)
>>>> ⎕IO←0
>>>> (⎕CR 'E∆Edit')[31;]
>>>> EN1:→(2↑bv←qq E∆Pim'Enter your edit command')/END,EN1
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> E∆Edit 'E∆Edit'
>>>>
>>>> At all prompts you can type 'end' to exit or backup to the previous
>>>> question.
>>>> You can often type 'help' to get help.
>>>>
>>>> Enter your edit command? help
>>>> Enter your edit command? end
>>>> SYNTAX ERROR
>>>> E∆Edit[31] →(2↑bv←qq E∆Pim 'Enter your edit command')/31 34
>>>> ^^
>>>>
>>>> 1. It shouldn't show "31 34". It should show "END,EN1".
>>>>
>>>> 2. Syntax error. Really? Where?
>>>>
>>>> 3. When I typed 'help' it should have seen a help message. I haven't
>>>> traced this through because of the syntax error.
>>>>
>>>> This code worked fine as-is when it was released.
>>>>
>>>> I'll see what I can do with #3.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks!
>>>>
>>>> Blake
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Sun, Feb 9, 2025 at 10:07 AM Blake McBride <blake1...@gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hello,
>>>>>
>>>>> I have been watching this thread. My impression is that it is not my
>>>>> code but a bug in GNU APL. If it is my code, I am very happy to fix it.
>>>>> I
>>>>> will take a look.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks.
>>>>>
>>>>> Blake
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Sun, Feb 9, 2025 at 9:08 AM Dr. Jürgen Sauermann <
>>>>> mail@jürgen-sauermann.de> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi Paul,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> maybe Blake has an idea. For me it is very difficult to fix
>>>>>> workspaces that were contributed by other users. For the
>>>>>> author of the workspace fixing problems is far more easy.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Best Regards,
>>>>>> Jürgen
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 2/8/25 19:48, Paul Rockwell wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Unfortunately, I haven't been able to get this reproduced with
>>>>>> anything simpler. I can reliably reproduce this using Blake's APL Editor
>>>>>> found here: https://github.com/blakemcbride/APLEditor
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I don't believe it to be an error in the functions themselves. I can
>>>>>> )LOAD the original workspace and "fix up" problematic functions that I
>>>>>> know
>>>>>> have thrown the syntax error in the past by simply opening and
>>>>>> immediately
>>>>>> closing the funcion (no other changes) with the ∇ editor. Things work
>>>>>> fine
>>>>>> after that.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> II )SAVE the workspace, and then )LOAD the saved copy, and the error
>>>>>> re-appears.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I've validated the variables in the offending statement each time the
>>>>>> error appears. All appears normal - there's no syntax error apparent in
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> expression, so I have no idea why the interpreter is throwing an error.
>>>>>> If
>>>>>> the function/workspace had problems, to me it seems as a result of the
>>>>>> )save,)load,)copy mechanisms. Only the ∇ editor gets me around the issue
>>>>>> -
>>>>>> ⎕FX ⎕CR 'function-name' does not.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Any ideas on how I can help track this down?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> - Paul
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Feb 8, 2025, at 11:34 AM, Dr. Jürgen Sauermann
>>>>>> <mail@jürgen-sauermann.de> <mail@jürgen-sauermann.de> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi Paul,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> that very much looks like an error in the Editor workspace, doesn't
>>>>>> it?
>>>>>> Can you reproduce the fault in plain APL?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Best Regards,
>>>>>> Jürgen
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 2/6/25 19:14, Paul Rockwell wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I've been seeing syntax errors being thrown on functions copied from
>>>>>> another workspace. I've imported Blake McBride's APL editor from his
>>>>>> GitHub
>>>>>> site (linked to by the GNU APL Community pages). It seems to be
>>>>>> reasonably
>>>>>> up to date.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Once I have the workspace created containing the editor application,
>>>>>> I )SAVE it. I then create a new workspace and )COPY the functions in the
>>>>>> editor workspace into my current workspace. Then I attempt to use it to
>>>>>> edit a function (an alternative to the ∇ editor).
>>>>>>
>>>>>> What I see is that the copied editor function will fail with a syntax
>>>>>> error on branch statements within the function:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> )copy Editor
>>>>>> SAVED 2025-01-19 15:03:52 (GMT-5)
>>>>>> E∆Edit 'asd'
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> At all prompts you can type 'end' to exit or backup to the previous
>>>>>> question.
>>>>>> You can often type 'help' to get help.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Enter the line numbers you wish to change, or [a,b,r]? 2
>>>>>> SYNTAX ERROR
>>>>>> E∆Piv[18] →(0=⍴t)/0
>>>>>> ^^
>>>>>>
>>>>>> However, if you look at the variables involved, there should be
>>>>>> nothing that should cause this syntax error
>>>>>>
>>>>>> t
>>>>>> 2
>>>>>> ⍴t
>>>>>> 1
>>>>>> 0=⍴t
>>>>>> 0
>>>>>> 0/0
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ⍴0/0
>>>>>> 0
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The strange thing about this is that if I open the offending function
>>>>>> in the ∇ editor and save it (making no changes), the error goes away...
>>>>>> at
>>>>>> least for that function:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> )si
>>>>>> ∇E∆Piv
>>>>>> [51] ∇
>>>>>> E∆Edit 'asd'
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> At all prompts you can type 'end' to exit or backup to the previous
>>>>>> question.
>>>>>> You can often type 'help' to get help.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Enter your edit command? edit
>>>>>> Enter the line numbers you wish to change, or [a,b,r]? 2
>>>>>> 24
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Enter your edit command? end
>>>>>> SYNTAX ERROR
>>>>>> E∆Edit[31] →(2↑bv←qq E∆Pim 'Enter your edit command')/31 34
>>>>>> ^^
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> As you can see, another function is exhibiting the same error. Like
>>>>>> the E∆Piv function, opening the E∆Edit function seems to "fix"the issue.
>>>>>> What doesn't seem fix the issue is using ⎕CR and ⎕FX as an
>>>>>> alternative to the ∇ editor.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> )reset
>>>>>> ⎕FX ⎕CR 'E∆Edit'
>>>>>> E∆Edit
>>>>>> E∆Edit 'asd'
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> At all prompts you can type 'end' to exit or backup to the previous
>>>>>> question.
>>>>>> You can often type 'help' to get help.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Enter your edit command? edit
>>>>>> Enter the line numbers you wish to change, or [a,b,r]? 2
>>>>>> 24
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Enter your edit command? end
>>>>>> SYNTAX ERROR
>>>>>> E∆Edit[31] →(2↑bv←qq E∆Pim 'Enter your edit command')/31 34
>>>>>> ^^
>>>>>>
>>>>>> As you can see, that didn't fix the problem. Now open E∆Edit with the
>>>>>> ∇ editor and see what happens:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> )reset
>>>>>> ∇E∆Edit
>>>>>> [41] ∇
>>>>>> E∆Edit 'asd'
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> At all prompts you can type 'end' to exit or backup to the previous
>>>>>> question.
>>>>>> You can often type 'help' to get help.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Enter your edit command? edit
>>>>>> Enter the line numbers you wish to change, or [a,b,r]? 2
>>>>>> 24
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Enter your edit command? end
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> As I said, this is very strange behavior. I can work around it, but
>>>>>> quite honestly it's a pain because I have no idea when the issue is going
>>>>>> to crop up again.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> - Paul Rockwell
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>
>>
>
>
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Mike Hall
