Re: ooRexx 3.1 Beta 1 Release Available

de Lee Peedin 06/06/2006 10:48

On Tue, 06 Jun 2006 22:28:44 +0200, Thorsten Duhn
<Thorsten.Duhn@editorial.de> wrote:

>Hello,
>
>> NOTE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>> It is very important that you remove any trace of a previous
>> ooRexx or IBM REXX install from your target machine before
>> installing the ooRexx 3.1 beta! Not heeding this warning will
>> probably leave you with a mess on your hands :-)
>
>I don't think such a note is funny. Uninstall this or that before
>installing a newer version may be okay, but what does "remove any
>trace" mean in real life? I have no idea, so I will not touch
>this. BTW, there are tools around for creating great installers
>that can take care about many pre-requirements...
>
Nope it's not funny and Mr. Ashley's remark really should have been
removed from the post here (my bad). The original post was made to
the ooRexx Developers list and with Mr. Ashley's permission I copied
and posted here. One would have to been involved with the transition
from IBM Object Rexx to ooRexx to appreciate his smiley face.

>I don't need any REXX at the moment, I think AutoIt is nice, but
>there may be big differences.

Yea, there is a big difference

>Some words on what's making ooRexx
>that special would have been cool.

www.oorexx.org and as Susan has already linked to in this thread
<http://www.pricelesswarehome.org/2006/PL2006PROGRAMMING.php#Programming:Language>

>My OS/2 times are far away...
>
And what has that got to do with ooRexx? While you can write
applications in ooRexx that will run on OS/2, ooRexx is not available
on OS/2, just Classic Rexx & Object Rexx.

Anyway, if you need it, it's there and it's free.

Lee

>Regards,
>Thorsten