A Hobby qm/scarletdme fork

[Donald Montaine]

I have been working on a fork called 'sd', for string database.  While keeping the copyright information, I have worked on renaming everything, including variables, that included 'qm' to ''sd'.  The database installs to /usr/local/sdsys, and the executable is 'sd'.  The only thing I haven't been able to rename is QMSYS.  I even have the QMSYS item in the sd.conf file pointing to /usr/local/sdsys.  I have tried everything I could think of to rename QMSYS and @qmsys, but in every case the ATVAR program in GPL.BP refuses to compile if QMSYS is changed to SDSYS

The other thing I have done is remove some functionality; the TAPE system, the PROC capability, all Windows specific code, and Windows specific modules like PASSWD. This is a LInux specific database on a diet.  My goal is to remove legacy features that are not needed and perhaps to remove the Pick related functions and retain the Prime-like features and improvements.

So, the upshot is, if anyone knows how to rename the QMSYS @ variable, I would really like to know.  Or if anyone has some ideas about other functionality that could be removed or would like to try this version out, just let me know.  The installer is similar to the installer I made for ScarletDME with some small improvements.

[Ashley C]

Hi Don,
I don't have a suitable system to try it out, but I looked at this myself many many years ago.  From memory, I think your problem is hard-coded  into the compiler.  

Good luck with your very interesting project!

Ashley

[Nextjob]

I will take a peek at it. Do you have a link for the install?

[Steven Martin Trimble]

keep it going sir

it's all about the journey, we never know what the ending might be.

be well,

CDMI

Steven Trimble

(501) 772-3450 cell/text

cdm...@gmail.com

On Thu, Jan 11, 2024 at 5:23 PM Donald Montaine <dmon...@gmail.com> wrote:

Here is the link

https://u.pcloud.link/publink/show?code=XZv2jX0Z1bFi7SlPmi4JPO6YpXP8Hh0S7kTX

I have a lot of testing to do to make sure that everything I include still works, but so far I have only found a few issues, mostly items that needed to be corrected in the VOC file. Somewhat surprising in that some of the changes were made using 'sed' to apply global changes to the Basic source files.

I am thinking of removing the Screen and Menu editors, as they seem dated.  I am undecided about SED.  I am considering just creating a method for editing using one of the text based editor like nano or micro.

My personal goal is to create a simple database that might be appealing to younger users more than existing multivalue users. Hence, removing some features.  The more that is in the system, the more that has to be documented, and the more complex it seems to new users.

I would like to have one way of doing things (for example one copy statement).  I want the system to be functional but without some of the complexity that came with trying to be easy for conversions from all the existing multi-value flavors.  And, my background is more in the Prime lineage, so the resulting system will retain Prime inspired features rather than Pick.

I am retired, but still enjoy programming and database design. So I actually have a lot of time to try to get this right.  And, time to implement features that others might think are valuable. 

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