Re: Output/print without linefeed?

Hello Alasdair,

"Alasdair McAndrew" <[email protected]> writes:

> I was running a long program recently, and every now and again I wanted a
> little output to indicate how far the program had got.  The "output" command
> includes a line feed, which I don't want.  I've tried:
> 
>  )set expose add constructor IPRNTPK
> 
> but then, for example:
> 
> for i in 1..10 repeat iprint(i::String)
> 
> produces the output:
> 
> 1
>    >> System error:
>    FLUSH is invalid as a function.

I cannot reproduce exactly this error.  What version of Axiom is this?

However I did find a problem with an easy fix which allows the above
code to run for me:

   steve:axiom> AXIOMsys
                           AXIOM Computer Algebra System 
                             Version: Axiom (May 2007)
                    Timestamp: Monday July 9, 2007 at 21:01:45 
   -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Issue )copyright to view copyright notices.
      Issue )summary for a summary of useful system commands.
      Issue )quit to leave AXIOM and return to shell.
   -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
    
      Re-reading compress.daase   Re-reading interp.daase
      Re-reading operation.daase
      Re-reading category.daase
      Re-reading browse.daase
   (1) -> )set expose add constructor IPRNTPK
      InternalPrintPackage is now explicitly exposed in frame initial 
   (1) -> for i in 1..10 repeat iprint(i::String)
      Loading 
         /home/steve/development/axiom/build-canonical/mnt/linux/algebra/IPRNTPK.o
         for package InternalPrintPackage 
   12345678910                                                                   Type: Void



Will followup with a patch to the axiom-developer mailing list shortly.


Thanks!

Steve