RE: [Axiom-developer] Axiom/GCL on windows

[Vanuxem Gregory]

Le vendredi 15 décembre 2006 à 22:04 -0500, Bill Page a écrit :

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> > | -#+:UNIX (defvar |$saturn| 'nil)
> > | -#-:UNIX (defvar |$saturn| 't)
> > | +#+(or :UNIX :WINNT) (defvar |$saturn| 'nil)
> > | +#-(or :UNIX :WINNT) (defvar |$saturn| 't)
> > |
> > | ? (diff between build-improvements and AxiomOnWindows branch)
> > |
> 
> What is "AxiomOnWindows branch"?

This is the axiom--windows--1 branch. I didn't remember its name :-)


> 
> > | See src/interp/i-toplev.boot.pamphlet, the function 
> > | printTypeAndTime. Or if you prefer type in an Axiom
> > | session:
> > 
> > Yes, that does the trick for me.  Thanks for the pointer.
> > 
> > Again, I must rant about this irritating puzzle-ridding habit
> > of Axiom testing for platforms when, in fact, it is interested
> > in *functionalities*.  We should not be testing for platform
> > in this specific case, we should be testing for functionality.
> > 
> 
> +1 Yes!

+1,

I totally agree. I sent this patch just to show you that |$saturn| is
set to nil in this branch.

Greg