Hmm. A null byte. I will take a look at related code later today to see if I can figure it out. It hasn't appeared for me (on GNU/Linux).
On Sun, Mar 7, 2021 at 7:23 AM Alan Mead <ame...@alanmead.org> wrote: > Yes, if i blow up the screenshot, I think I see four zeros. I don't know > of any way to copy that character or zoom the interface. > > > > -Alan > > > On 3/6/2021 11:14 PM, Ben Pfaff wrote: > > I cannot quite read the digits in those boxes. Are they 0000? > > On Sat, Mar 6, 2021, 8:45 PM Alan Mead <ame...@alanmead.org> wrote: > >> Also, FWIW, the Windows output contains a strange character (vertical >> tab?): >> >> >> >> On 3/6/2021 7:36 PM, Ben Pfaff wrote: >> >> 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> >> <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. >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Alan D. Mead, Ph.D. >> President, Talent Algorithms Inc. >> >> science + technology = better workers >> http://www.alanmead.org >> >> The irony of this ... is that the Internet is >> both almost-infinitely expandable, while at the >> same time constrained within its own pre-defined >> box. And if that makes no sense to you, just >> reflect on the existence of Facebook. We have >> the vastness of the internet and yet billions >> of people decided to spend most of them time >> within a horribly designed, fake-news emporium >> of a website that sucks every possible piece of >> personal information out of you so it can sell it >> to others. And they see nothing wrong with that. >> >> -- Kieren McCarthy, commenting on why we are not >> all using IPv6 >> >> > -- > > Alan D. Mead, Ph.D. > President, Talent Algorithms Inc. > > science + technology = better workers > http://www.alanmead.org > > The irony of this ... is that the Internet is > both almost-infinitely expandable, while at the > same time constrained within its own pre-defined > box. And if that makes no sense to you, just > reflect on the existence of Facebook. We have > the vastness of the internet and yet billions > of people decided to spend most of them time > within a horribly designed, fake-news emporium > of a website that sucks every possible piece of > personal information out of you so it can sell it > to others. And they see nothing wrong with that. > > -- Kieren McCarthy, commenting on why we are not > all using IPv6 > >
