RE: [Axiom-developer] Re: Please join!

[Bill Page]

On April 22, 2007 6:48 AM Waldek Hebisch wrote:
> 
> Alfredo Portes wrote:
> > 
> > > Greping sources for GREP indicates that it is indeed 
> > > undefined.  The call is in br-search.boot.pamphlet in
> > > function grepFile.  Unix version calls grep, but apparently
> > > Alfredo has $standard set to nil, which means that Axiom is
> > > trying to use Windows Saturn interface (and part of it is
> > > removed).
> > 
> > Thank you for the detective work. I am using the windows
> > version of axiom. Is there any work around? or should I try
> > to compile build-improvements in windows?
> > 
> 
> You could try:
> 
> )lisp (setf |$standard| 't)
> )lisp (setf |$saturn| 'nil)
> 

Waldek, could you please explain (maybe a sentence or two)
about what you mean by "Windows Saturn interface"? What is
Saturn? Plus, assuming I did not know the answer, how would
I find out from the Axiom documentation and source code?

Thanks.

Regards,
Bill Page.