hildum@iris.ucdavis.edu (Eric Hildum) (07/15/89)
Hello! I have just recently installed version 7.5 of Icon on a Sun 3/60 Sun OS 3.5 system. The UNIX tar file contained the ipl directory and associated programs; however, these appear to be out of date, and do not match the listings given the iplv7p1.doc file. The iplv7p1.tar file contains a set of procedures and programs that correspond to the document, but does not include any make files or scripts to install the library. Is the contributed library currently undergoing revision, and should we expect a new tar file soon? Eric Hildum hildum@iris.ucdavis.edu dehildum@ucdavis.ucdavis.edu (Internet) dehildum@ucdavis.bitnet (BITNET) ucbvax!ucdavis!dehildum (uucp)
ralph@ARIZONA.EDU ("Ralph Griswold") (07/15/89)
The UNIX and VMS distributions of 7.5 of Icon were assembled before the current Version 7 of the Icon program library was complete. These distributions contail an older versi of the library, as you've noted. We do not plan to update the UNIX and VMS distributions of Icon in the near future. However, the documentation that accompanies Version 7 of the Icon program library contains the information necessary to install it. Granted, there is no "button to push", it's really quite easy. Ralph Griswold / Dept of Computer Science / Univ of Arizona / Tucson, AZ 85721 +1 602 621 6609 ralph@Arizona.EDU uunet!arizona!ralph