[8788] in Athena Bugs
[caroma@ATHENA.MIT.EDU: KCL (lisp) README file needs updating: kcl X demos not working, roman no longer at athena]
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (akajerry@Athena.MIT.EDU)
Mon Dec 30 14:56:36 1991
From: akajerry@Athena.MIT.EDU
Date: Mon, 30 Dec 91 14:56:28 -0500
To: bugs@Athena.MIT.EDU
Sender: CarlManning@ai.mit.edu
Subject: KCL (lisp) README file needs updating: kcl X demos not working, roman no longer at athena
To: software-suggestions@ATHENA.MIT.EDU
Hi,
The KCL README file suggests reporting KCL bugs to roman@athena, but after I
sent the report below to him, he responded that he has been away from MIT for
two years and the report should be sent to Athena.
So, first I suggest that the README file be updated to remove roman's address
from the file; if someone else is in charge, put their name there, otherwise,
give some other address where problems should be sent.
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FYI, I just tried invoking KCL on a Vaxstation3100 and tried to run
the demo programs mentioned in the README file. They seem to be
having font problems, according to the error messages.
I am running:
KCL (Kyoto Common Lisp) Project Athena MIT (roman@jarek) November 3, 1988
When I loaded and ran the compiled version of fract:
>(load "/mit/kcl/vaxbin/fract")
Loading /mit/kcl/vaxbin/fract.o
Finished loading /mit/kcl/vaxbin/fract.o
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>(fract)
Error: X-Error: NAME-ERROR in request 2 (last request was 10) Code 45.0 [OpenFont]
Error signalled by EVAL.
Broken at FRACT. Type :H for Help.
>>:q
A black window did come up with title "FRACT", but then the error occured.
However, loading and running the code interpreted seemed to work:
>(load "/mit/kcl/demo/fract.lsp")
Loading /mit/kcl/demo/fract.lsp
Finished loading /mit/kcl/demo/fract.lsp
T
>(fract)
Produced the black window, then updated the dot pattern once in a while.
The menu example also did not work from the compiled version:
>(load "/mit/kcl/vaxbin/menu")
Loading /mit/kcl/vaxbin/menu.o
Finished loading /mit/kcl/vaxbin/menu.o
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>(menu)
Error: X-Error: NAME-ERROR in request 1 (last request was 12) Code 45.0 [OpenFont]
Error signalled by EVAL.
Broken at MENU. Type :H for Help.
>>:h
This time, no window came up at all before the error.
The interpreted version didn't work either, though with a different error.
>(load "/mit/kcl/demo/menu.lsp")
Loading /mit/kcl/demo/menu.lsp
Finished loading /mit/kcl/demo/menu.lsp
T
>(menu)
Error: X-Error: ID 35 from display #<DISPLAY 0> should have been a WINDOW, but was :WM_HINTS
Error signalled by MULTIPLE-VALUE-LIST.
Broken at GLOBAL-POINTER-POSITION. Type :H for Help.
>>:q
Again, no window appeared.
Just thought you might like to know, in case you'd either like to fix
the programs or remove them from the README file.
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Roman responded that:
Date: Tue, 27 Aug 91 17:21:58 EDT
From: Roman J. Budzianowski <roman@athena.mit.edu>
You should inform somebody at Athena (I left 2 years ago).
I am not surprised that the compiled versions don't work after
2 years - the X release has changed for example. Besides it was never
compiled on the VAXstation.
Roman
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I think 6.034 uses KCL, so it would be nice if these problems were fixed.
-- CarlManning
caroma@athena.mit.edu
