Re: do clojure and la(tex) have something in common ?

2010-05-25 Thread Dave Pawson
nother ("weave"). Depending on the language used to wrap the documentation and the code. So given a good programmer, who keeps the documentation up to date, then extracts and tests the code You have a system that is long lived and contains the history for those who want it, the user

Re: do clojure and la(tex) have something in common ?

2010-05-25 Thread Dave Pawson
c and dynamic contents. > http://www.dpawson.co.uk/litprog/ The example language happens not to be clojure. It could be with no change in syntax. regards -- Dave Pawson XSLT XSL-FO FAQ. Docbook FAQ. http://www.dpawson.co.uk -- You received this message because you are subscribed to th

Re: do clojure and la(tex) have something in common ?

2010-05-25 Thread Dave Pawson
using xslt, just as can the the documentation for that code. Since it's xml, two characters require escaping. Then only if you don't want to annotate the code inline. regards -- Dave Pawson XSLT XSL-FO FAQ. Docbook FAQ. http://www.dpawson.co.uk -- You received this message becaus

Re: promoting contrib.string to clojure, feedback requested

2010-05-27 Thread Dave Pawson
n? > > +1 for modifiers at the end > > Let's not forget those of us who search for functions using > tab-completion in the repl. And those who search forlornly in http://bit.ly/bPRHP1 trimX makes sense on those grounds, given the rate of expansion of clojure. regar

var function not documented at clojure.core-api.html

2010-05-27 Thread Dave Pawson
http://richhickey.github.com/clojure/clojure.core-api.html Doesn't show the (var) function amongst it's 510 options. Any reason why please? TIA -- Dave Pawson XSLT XSL-FO FAQ. Docbook FAQ. http://www.dpawson.co.uk -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Goo

Re: var function not documented at clojure.core-api.html

2010-05-27 Thread Dave Pawson
/special_forms > > Sincerely > Meikel Thanks. Another list to search. 510+17. regards -- Dave Pawson XSLT XSL-FO FAQ. Docbook FAQ. http://www.dpawson.co.uk -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To post to this group,

Re: var function not documented at clojure.core-api.html

2010-05-27 Thread Dave Pawson
On 27 May 2010 16:43, Meikel Brandmeyer wrote: > Hi, > > On Thu, May 27, 2010 at 03:44:46PM +0100, Dave Pawson wrote: > >> Thanks. Another list to search. >> 510+17. > > No need to search. From a Repl session: > > user=> (doc var) > --

Re: Newbie (with no Java experience) - how best to learn?

2010-05-27 Thread Dave Pawson
while investigating. I >> suspect that it'd be very easy to get sucked into a huge amount of >> detail which is only tangentially related at best, but I'm sure an >> overview would help. >> >> Thanks for any suggestions, >> Paul. > > -- > You receive

Re: Newbie (with no Java experience) - how best to learn?

2010-05-28 Thread Dave Pawson
On 28 May 2010 08:30, Alex Ott wrote: > Re all > > Dave Pawson  at "Thu, 27 May 2010 20:08:53 +0100" wrote: >  DP> Is there a wiki where all these info sources could be collected please? >  DP> Sounds really quite useful to the newbie. > > Just FYI - I hav

Re: do clojure and la(tex) have something in common ?

2010-05-28 Thread Dave Pawson
is laziness > in my wrapper. (I say "somewhat" because Saxon stays one result > element ahead of realization.) Thanks Perry. Which Saxon have you wrapped please? saxon655 or Saxon9he? regards -- Dave Pawson XSLT XSL-FO FAQ. Docbook FAQ. http://www.dpawson.co.uk -- You received

Re: do clojure and la(tex) have something in common ?

2010-05-29 Thread Dave Pawson
On 29 May 2010 15:44, Perry Trolard wrote: > > > On May 28, 10:35 pm, Dave Pawson wrote: >> >> Which Saxon have you wrapped please? >> saxon655 or Saxon9he? > > Currently I'm wrapping the last Saxon 9B before the switch to the > three-way split. I plan to

repl, Linux, up-arrow to repeat

2010-06-05 Thread Dave Pawson
On many interactive shells I use up-arrow to repeat the last command. Is that possible with the clojure repl, Linux? TIA -- Dave Pawson XSLT XSL-FO FAQ. Docbook FAQ. http://www.dpawson.co.uk -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" grou

Re: repl, Linux, up-arrow to repeat

2010-06-05 Thread Dave Pawson
On 5 June 2010 12:23, Ramakrishnan Muthukrishnan wrote: > On Sat, Jun 5, 2010 at 4:48 PM, Dave Pawson wrote: >> On many interactive shells I use up-arrow to repeat >> the last command. >> >> Is that possible with the clojure repl, Linux? > > You can use rlwrap

numerator fn

2010-06-06 Thread Dave Pawson
l#clojure.core/numerator TIA -- Dave Pawson XSLT XSL-FO FAQ. Docbook FAQ. http://www.dpawson.co.uk -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com Note that posts from n

Re: numerator fn

2010-06-06 Thread Dave Pawson
On 6 June 2010 10:37, Kevin Downey wrote: > what version of clojure are you using? --- Clojure 1.1.0 user=> > > On Sun, Jun 6, 2010 at 2:33 AM, Dave Pawson wrote: >> user=> (def pie 22/7) >> #&#x

Re: numerator fn

2010-06-06 Thread Dave Pawson
On 6 June 2010 10:48, Kevin Downey wrote: > http://github.com/richhickey/clojure/commit/5293929c99c7e1b1b3bcdea3d451108c5774b3d1 > > vs. > > http://github.com/richhickey/clojure/commit/5772be9fc5ac9ddf92b727908c20b9aab971224a Have no meaning to me. sorry. -- Dave Pawson

Re: numerator fn

2010-06-06 Thread Dave Pawson
On 6 June 2010 11:00, Kevin Downey wrote: > numerator is added after 1.1.0 was released Thanks Kevin. documentation ahead of software! Nice change.. if confusing! regards -- Dave Pawson XSLT XSL-FO FAQ. Docbook FAQ. http://www.dpawson.co.uk -- You received this message because you

Re: numerator fn

2010-06-06 Thread Dave Pawson
On 6 June 2010 13:35, Moritz Ulrich wrote: > On Sunday, June 6, 2010, Dave Pawson wrote: >> On 6 June 2010 11:00, Kevin Downey wrote: >>> numerator is added after 1.1.0 was released >> >> Thanks Kevin. >> documentation ahead of software! Nice change..

Re: numerator fn

2010-06-07 Thread Dave Pawson
On 7 June 2010 07:58, Steve Purcell wrote: > On 7 Jun 2010, at 04:28, Dave Pawson wrote: > >> On 6 June 2010 13:35, Moritz Ulrich wrote: >>> Note the "Added in Clojure version 1.2" in the documentation of numerator >>> ;-) >> >> >> Not u

Re: Clojure Enhancement Proposals or "wish list"

2010-06-10 Thread Dave Pawson
gt; > user> (= mailing-list wish-list) > true > ;) Fast becoming my top priority enhancement. Read the literature on Clojure and I see one line error reports extracted from the Java stack trace. Real use shows 101 lines of useless info wrapping one or two lines of useful information.

contrib command-line

2010-06-10 Thread Dave Pawson
http://richhickey.github.com/clojure-contrib/command-line-api.html Where might I find information on the 'cmdspec' mentioned please? TIA -- Dave Pawson XSLT XSL-FO FAQ. Docbook FAQ. http://www.dpawson.co.uk -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Goo

Re: contrib command-line

2010-06-10 Thread Dave Pawson
On 10 June 2010 12:57, Steve Purcell wrote: > On 10 Jun 2010, at 12:22, Dave Pawson wrote: > >> http://richhickey.github.com/clojure-contrib/command-line-api.html >> >> Where might I find information on the 'cmdspec' mentioned please? > > > If you

Re: contrib command-line

2010-06-10 Thread Dave Pawson
On 10 June 2010 12:57, Steve Purcell wrote: > On 10 Jun 2010, at 12:22, Dave Pawson wrote: > >> http://richhickey.github.com/clojure-contrib/command-line-api.html >> >> Where might I find information on the 'cmdspec' mentioned please? > > > If you