[Info-vax] improving EDT

[hb]

On 11/21/2016 09:18 PM, Kerry Main wrote:
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Info-vax [mailto:info-vax-bounces at rbnsn.com] On Behalf
>> Of hb via Info-vax
>> Sent: 21-Nov-16 1:38 PM
>> To: info-vax at rbnsn.com
>> Cc: hb <end.of at inter.net>
>> Subject: Re: [Info-vax] improving EDT
>>
>> On 11/21/2016 06:43 PM, seasoned_geek wrote:
>>> JED is indeed powerful. I have not physically used it on VMS
>> though.
>>> Where did you pull down the VMS port? Once I get a new
>> cooling fan I
>>> plan on firing up the DS-10 and getting new Hobbyist license
> for
>> it.
>>> Might give JED a whirl on there.
>>
>> I built it from the sources, that is the slang library and jed.
> The last
>> time I did this was in 2012. Jed was also on the Freeware CDs,
> at
>> least on V7 and V8. I may be wrong, but I think there were
>> binaries/executables.
>>
> 
> http://decuslib.com/Freeware/freewarev10/jed097/
> http://decuslib.com/Freeware/freewarev10/jed097/freeware_readme.t
> xt
> 
> Readme.txt indicates binaries for VAX and Alpha .. not sure about
> I64. Might have to try build from sources.

This readme indicates version: 0.96-11:
This file documents changes and new features found in JED
Changes since 0.96-2:

  -11. Major change in S-Lang library removes the need for functions such as
       `free_array'.  As a result, this function has been removed.


freeware/v70/jed/freeware_readme.txt:
This is a binary kit for OpenVMS/VAX (V7.1) -/Alpha (V7.3-2) and -/I64
(FT8.2) based on JED version B0.99-17 as of 19-Jul-2004.

freeware/v80/jed/freeware_readme.txt:
JED V0.96  --  An EMACS/EDT-like editor for VMS, DOS, OS/2, and UNIX ...

http://www.jedsoft.org/jed/download.html:
The latest released version of jed is 0.99-19