Re: [Bug-apl] )COPY should not copy ⎕PW

2014-07-02 Thread Blake McBride
Agreed. Thanks! On Wed, Jul 2, 2014 at 8:51 AM, Juergen Sauermann < juergen.sauerm...@t-online.de> wrote: > Hi, > > I have changed the code so that ⎕PW is not copied when no objects are > specified > in the )COPY command, SVN > > As much as I like IBM APL2 compatibility there is a limit to it

Re: [Bug-apl] )COPY should not copy ⎕PW

2014-07-02 Thread Juergen Sauermann
Hi, I have changed the code so that ⎕PW is not copied when no objects are specified in the )COPY command, SVN As much as I like IBM APL2 compatibility there is a limit to it when it begins to make no sense anymore. For example if I would say: * )COPY some_WS A B ⎕PW* then IBM APL2 wo

Re: [Bug-apl] )COPY should not copy ⎕PW

2014-07-01 Thread Blake McBride
As I've stated before, I am not smart enough to understand that spec. IBM's language manual is readable, and it is clear about how it works. Also, I just tested IBM APL 2. It works as I describe. On Tue, Jul 1, 2014 at 9:48 PM, Elias Mårtenson wrote: > The standard spec is not entirely clear

Re: [Bug-apl] )COPY should not copy ⎕PW

2014-07-01 Thread Elias Mårtenson
The standard spec is not entirely clear on this, but the way I read it suggests that everything it supposed to be copied. Regards, Elias On 2 July 2014 09:58, Blake McBride wrote: > According to the IBM APL2 Programming Language Reference (page 423), the > )COPY command should not copy ⎕PW. T

[Bug-apl] )COPY should not copy ⎕PW

2014-07-01 Thread Blake McBride
According to the IBM APL2 Programming Language Reference (page 423), the )COPY command should not copy ⎕PW. The manual states: "The only system objects that can be copied are ⎕CT, ⎕FC, ⎕IO, ⎕LX, ⎕PP, ⎕PR, and ⎕RL. Current GNU APL: )CLEAR CLEAR WS ⎕PW←80 )save ws1 2014-07-01 2