Re: [MacPerl] MacPerl and Alpha 7.0

[Tom Fetherston <ranch1@earthlink.net>]

Joshua Done wrote:

>I do most of my perl programming for unix.  I use xemacs for my text
>editor.  I have been using Alpha's text editor on my Mac because of the
>similar key bindings to that of emacs.  I recently upgraded to Alpha 7.0
>and have been unable to use Alpha in Perl mode.  Is their anyone else out
>their who uses Alpha who has run into the same problem.  I am sure it is
>just a setup problem, however, I have been unable to find out how to
>activate perl mode.  I have switched back to version 6.5.2.  I would
>appreciate any help given.  Also, if anyone knows of a port of xemacs to
>the Mac could you let me know of that as well.
>
This may be a setup problem, on the alpha-D mailing list we recently had a
problem where a user placed his installation where the path name to Alpha's
home folder contained certain unusual characters. After starting up, alpha
reads a certain subset of all the Tcl files. Those files determine alpha's
'personality' (in fact, neglecting resources, the core app is the same as
in 6.52, changes in the Tcl files are what change 6.52 into 7.0).

here is the post from Vince Darley that solved this problem.
<quote>

The only suggestions I have is that you have weird characters '[' '{' '$'
etc in your Alpha path: i.e. one of the folders/disks inside which Alpha
is nested has a name with those odd characters (or perhaps your system
disk has an odd name?)

If this is true, put Alpha somewhere without funny characters.

e.g. My Alpha is in:

Applications:Applications:Alpha f:

<end quote>

If this is not it, let us know over at the alpha-D list and we will try to
work out the problem. <ALPHA-D@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU>

Tom



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