Hi all
I can now confirm that the "xclips" system (i.e. CLIPS + X) builds and
works OK under 64-bit linux with gcc.
As already stated, there are a few (16, IIRC) warnings that could be
looked into, although I think only 4 or so of those affect the CLIPS
core.
The final result is not toooo bad, but I find the abysmal X slider
controls very off-putting. First few times I tried to load a file,
the best I could do was navigate to the dir, and then type the file
name. Eventually I figured it out enough so that I could select a
file, too, but hoo-boy, what a palaver. Some modernisation sorely
needed!
Some better integration with the system might be nice too. No
"system" command as yet, and the ctrl-Z for a terminal in xclips don't
work either. Minor stuff, I know.
I wonder what the general feeling is for making a single cross-
platform interface (with the advantage of a single code base).
Something in wxWidgets or Qt perhaps? I've seen the Windoze
implementation and it looks like it's its own thing, so I imagine
there's a further different version for the Mac. I know there was a
wx interface a few years back, I had it. Had a nice c++ glue layer
too, I remember.
Which reminds me, I must go look at the Java Native Interface now,
maybe some good ideas there...