[Axiom-developer] Re: Please join!

[Waldek Hebisch]

Martin Rubey wrote:
> "Alfredo Portes" <address@hidden> writes:
> > I know you wanted to test this on Windows also. I do not know if you
> > got to test it.
> 
> No, I do not have a Windows box.
> 
> > This is what I get when doing the last step:
> > 
> > (1) -> SOCKET(8080, getDocumentation$HyperDoc)
> >    Loading /Documents and Settings/alfredo/hyper/HYPER.NRLIB/code for
> >       package HyperDoc
> >    Loading e:/Program Files/axiom/mnt/windows/algebra/OPQUERY.o for
> >       package OperationsQuery
> > 
> >    >> System error:
> >    GREP is invalid as a function.
> > 
> > protected-symbol-warn called with (NIL)
> 
> Oh dear.  Bill, PLEASE help!  Does GREP refer to the unix grep, maybe?
> 

Greping sources for GREP indicates that it is indeed undefined.  The
call is in br-search.boot.pamphlet in function grepFile.  Unix version
calls grep, but apparently Alfredo has $standard set to nil, which
means that Axiom is trying to use Windows Saturn interface (and part
of it is removed).

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                              Waldek Hebisch
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