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by nigelbrown
Wed Dec 19, 2007 5:20 am
Forum: Whither newLISP?
Topic: Developing commercial software
Replies: 38
Views: 24516

Hi Lutz, Am I correct in thinking that as you hold copyright for newlisp you could license a non-GPL version (for some consideration if desired) to Fanda for use as he describes if you chose to? as in "I would like to release a program I wrote under the GNU GPL, but I would like to use the same code...
by nigelbrown
Tue Aug 14, 2007 8:26 am
Forum: newLISP newS
Topic: library store
Replies: 5
Views: 3861

Hi Rickyboy
I'm quite happy to do some documentation for a module I couldn't code myself - let me know a module you'd like me to try my hand at for you.
Nigel
by nigelbrown
Tue Aug 14, 2007 8:22 am
Forum: Anything else we might add?
Topic: newlisp plug at codingmonkeys.com
Replies: 0
Views: 1994

newlisp plug at codingmonkeys.com

Hi All
Just to let you know I've put in a plug for newlisp at the codingmonkeys forum that covers a range (of largely basic-like) languages:
http://www.codingmonkeys.com/index.php? ... ;topicseen

Nigel
by nigelbrown
Wed Aug 01, 2007 11:05 pm
Forum: Anything else we might add?
Topic: Podcasts
Replies: 2
Views: 3461

Nice list. Thanks for posting.
Nigel
by nigelbrown
Mon May 07, 2007 12:15 pm
Forum: newLISP newS
Topic: newlisp.org os down
Replies: 11
Views: 6213

My son found hostgator http://www.hostgator.com/ fine for simple site on a shared server http://www.vanitstudios.com/index.php running Joomla. Can't comment on support for dedicated.
Nigel
by nigelbrown
Mon May 07, 2007 4:20 am
Forum: newLISP in the real world
Topic: editor window not delete
Replies: 0
Views: 2463

editor window not delete

In newlisp-tk going to editor window and deleting symbol removes it from edit window list but is still in newlisp when editor is exited. Is that expected?
Nigel
by nigelbrown
Mon May 07, 2007 12:32 am
Forum: newLISP newS
Topic: revision 1 of Manual and Reference 9.1
Replies: 6
Views: 4375

my-bind macro can bind lists whereas using flatten can't viz > (define-macro (my-bind _x) (dolist (z (eval _x)) (apply set z))) (lambda-macro (_x) (dolist (z (eval _x)) (apply set z))) > (my-bind '((x (+ 2 3))(y 7))) 7 > x (+ 2 3) > (bind '((x (+ 2 3))(y 7))) 7 > x (+ 2 3) > (define (mybind L) (appl...
by nigelbrown
Sun May 06, 2007 9:50 pm
Forum: newLISP newS
Topic: revision 1 of Manual and Reference 9.1
Replies: 6
Views: 4375

Hi Lutz
Is bind the same as this macro?

> (define-macro (my-bind _x) (dolist (z (eval _x)) (apply set z)))
(lambda-macro (_x)
(dolist (z (eval _x))
(apply set z)))
> (my-bind '((x 1)(y 2)))
2
> x
1
> y
2
>

NIgel
by nigelbrown
Sat May 05, 2007 9:14 pm
Forum: Anything else we might add?
Topic: redirecting newLISP functions and timing them
Replies: 2
Views: 2644

Perhaps a new system function (profile [exp]) which is like trace but 1) traces all functions or maybe just user functions 2) doesn't pause for "s|tep n|ext c|ont q|uit >" but just writes trace info with system time attached and then automatically does step 3) with [exp] serving the same purpose as ...
by nigelbrown
Sat May 05, 2007 8:50 pm
Forum: newLISP and the O.S.
Topic: debian package for newLisp
Replies: 64
Views: 44313

Newlisp deb installs fine on Ubuntu 7.04 - the Feisty Fawn (upgraded to 7.04 by update-manager). However when first running newlisp-tk the font used (fixed size 14) looks a bit thready (see http://users.cyberone.com.au/nbrown/Screenshot-newLISP-tk%20v.1.37.png ). It looks better at different size (a...
by nigelbrown
Fri May 04, 2007 10:18 pm
Forum: Anything else we might add?
Topic: Difficult one
Replies: 19
Views: 9166

Perhaps a function timing would show the slow point? These links suggest approaches Modify function defs to collect timing data when called : http://www-users.cs.umn.edu/~gini/lisp/metering.cl Interrupt program and record what function it is in : http://wwwcgi.rdg.ac.uk:8081/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/wsi14/po...
by nigelbrown
Wed Feb 21, 2007 11:06 am
Forum: newLISP and the O.S.
Topic: debian package for newLisp
Replies: 64
Views: 44313

Hi Lutz Thanks Dmitry, the package installs with a libc 6.0 warning message on UBUNTU 6.06 when using dpkg but the installed files look fine and newLISP runs. On my Ubuntu 6.06 install as updated by 21Feb updates I install the deb using gdebi with no warnings at all. Also to Nigel: on my UBUNTU 6.06...
by nigelbrown
Tue Feb 20, 2007 1:39 pm
Forum: newLISP and the O.S.
Topic: debian package for newLisp
Replies: 64
Views: 44313

My reading of Ubuntu packaging list was that if something is debian accepted then it can be included in Ubuntu by submitting 'bug report' that it's not in Ubuntu but in debian. This is possibily best way to Ubuntu

Nigel
by nigelbrown
Tue Feb 20, 2007 11:21 am
Forum: newLISP newS
Topic: newLISP version 9.1 Release
Replies: 25
Views: 14025

Both deb packages install on my Ubuntu 6.10 (updated to 20Feb updates) using gdebi without any warning messages and newlisp and newlisp-tk run fine and open help docs fine. Thanks Lutz Nigel PS as another option in install.txt - in firefox you click on the deb on the download page - it will offer to...
by nigelbrown
Fri Feb 09, 2007 2:40 pm
Forum: Anything else we might add?
Topic: Any way to secure-erase a file?
Replies: 7
Views: 5020

however, remnants of the files related to the encryption can create a vulnerability if recovered from media. Perhaps you could use newlisp to generate a few thousand decoy files ( a few hundred megs total to flood disk cache) then delete them so that the deleted remnants are buried in the deleted d...
by nigelbrown
Thu Feb 08, 2007 10:25 pm
Forum: Anything else we might add?
Topic: Any way to secure-erase a file?
Replies: 7
Views: 5020

Actually wiping data can be quite complex e.g. see http://www.usenix.org/publications/library/proceedings/sec96/full_papers/gutmann/ . And smart drives with cache and file systems that will sideline old data and write a new block under some conditions are problematical. It depends on how secure you ...
by nigelbrown
Thu Feb 08, 2007 2:10 pm
Forum: Whither newLISP?
Topic: parsing numbers (error?)
Replies: 5
Views: 5917

looks like it interprets numbers as octal if leading 0 and 07 is valid octal but 08 isn't so becomes 0 and 8 Manual says parse tokenizes according to newLISP's internal parsing rules. and numbers section says Octals start with an optional + (plus) or - (minus) sign and a 0 (zero), followed by any co...
by nigelbrown
Thu Feb 08, 2007 1:17 pm
Forum: newLISP and the O.S.
Topic: debian package for newLisp
Replies: 64
Views: 44313

1.Binary from dmi site - deb for etch 9.0.20 won't install on 6.06 using gdebi due to "Error: Dependency is not satisfiable: libc6". libc6 2.3.6 is installed according to Synaptic Package Manager Dmi's deb has in control: Package: newlisp Version: 9.0.20 Section: optional Priority: optional Architec...
by nigelbrown
Wed Feb 07, 2007 12:09 am
Forum: newLISP newS
Topic: 'exists' and 'for-all'
Replies: 8
Views: 11782

i.e. 'begin' from Pascal To allow ALGOL due precedence I always considered begin was from ALGOL (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ALGOL ). Although I concede in ALGOL it was often BEGIN (eg http://bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/pdp10/TOPS10_softwareNotebooks/vol06/AA-0196C-TK_algol.pdf ) this is reflecting ...
by nigelbrown
Tue Feb 06, 2007 4:51 am
Forum: Anything else we might add?
Topic: offtopic: How to install...
Replies: 6
Views: 5260

It can be deployed as the hardware implementation of the chaffing cryptographic technique (see "Chaffing and Winnowing: Confidentiality without Encryption" http://theory.lcs.mit.edu/~rivest/chaffing.txt) and can be retrofitted to paper-tape punch output devices ( see http://ed-thelen.org/comp-hist/s...
by nigelbrown
Tue Feb 06, 2007 1:00 am
Forum: Anything else we might add?
Topic: offtopic: How to install...
Replies: 6
Views: 5260

Of course
"The Mighty Mac is the ultimate garden shredder" http://www.amazon.co.uk/Allen-510-Shred ... B000KFWGWK (? a subsidiary of Apple)

Nigel
by nigelbrown
Mon Feb 05, 2007 8:35 pm
Forum: Anything else we might add?
Topic: offtopic: How to install...
Replies: 6
Views: 5260

Which is why Apple's come up with their campaign "If you're going to have to buy a new computer to install Vista - why not buy a Mac?"
Nigel
by nigelbrown
Wed Jan 31, 2007 2:17 am
Forum: newLISP and the O.S.
Topic: debian package for newLisp
Replies: 64
Views: 44313

why is on your checkinstall packages always the version number repeated: newlisp-9.0.0_9.0.0-1_i386.deb should be just newlisp-9.0.0-1_i386.deb. Lutz It's not quite the version number repeated which is how it comes about. Looking at the checkinstall script the default basename is the 'pwd' returned...
by nigelbrown
Wed Jan 31, 2007 1:41 am
Forum: newLISP and the O.S.
Topic: debian package for newLisp
Replies: 64
Views: 44313

I'm not an expert but I think you'd have to support both the LTS release, the 6.06 currently, to target web server admins and latest stable desktop, eg 6.10 currently, to target new and updating users. Slightly different groups but both would benefit.

Nigel
by nigelbrown
Tue Jan 30, 2007 11:39 pm
Forum: newLISP and the O.S.
Topic: debian package for newLisp
Replies: 64
Views: 44313

Hi Lutz Re libreadline and 6.10 I'd found the 5.2 vs 5.1-7 issue when I tried Dmi's deb earlier : I tried the 9.0.16 etch binary deb on Ubuntu but it won't install as it wants readline >=5.2 while ubuntu 6.10 has 5.1-7 as standard. Nigel which is why I went to building on Ubuntu. I tried install wit...