Hi, On Thu, 20 Dec 2012, Erico Mendonca wrote:
Package name: ooRexx License: CPL-1.0 URL: http://www.oorexx.org/ OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show?package=ooRexx&project=home%3Aemendonca Devel-Package: devel:languages:misc Description: Open Object Rexx is an object-oriented scripting language. The language is designed for both beginners and experienced Rexx programmers. It is easy to learn and use, and provides an excellent vehicle to enter the world of object-oriented programming without much effort.
It extends the procedural way of Rexx programming with object-oriented features that allow you to gradually change your programming style as you learn more about objects.
Some personal observations:
Rexx has been in use since 1979, and transitioned through many different platforms, from the original mainframe implementation (where it still lives), to Amiga, OS/2, AIX, Windows and Linux. I've been using it daily in Linux servers for at least a decade, and OS/2 before that.
This package is based on the latest stable release, and has been tweaked to avoid some of the pitfalls of the official RPMs, like fixed directories for classes, a reworked optimized SPEC and a working init script (the original seems to hang sometimes). This package has been thoroughly tested in the last few months and could be a nice addition.
Great. Which is the base - there are at least two or three implementations "on the market". regina which is already supported by Matthias Eckermann in buildservice, home:/mge1512:/programming/ , and brexx which is supported by a greek CERN member, but still not in buildservice: http://ftp5.gwdg.de/pub/languages/rexx/brexx/ Viele Gruesse Eberhard Moenkeberg (emoenke@gwdg.de, em@kki.org) -- Eberhard Moenkeberg Arbeitsgruppe IT-Infrastruktur E-Mail: emoenke@gwdg.de Tel.: +49 (0)551 201-1551 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gesellschaft fuer wissenschaftliche Datenverarbeitung mbH Goettingen (GWDG) Am Fassberg 11, 37077 Goettingen URL: http://www.gwdg.de E-Mail: gwdg@gwdg.de Tel.: +49 (0)551 201-1510 Fax: +49 (0)551 201-2150 Geschaeftsfuehrer: Prof. Dr. Ramin Yahyapour Aufsichtsratsvorsitzender: Prof. Dr. Christian Griesinger Sitz der Gesellschaft: Goettingen Registergericht: Goettingen Handelsregister-Nr. B 598 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-factory+owner@opensuse.org