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Date:Mon May 23 14:17:40 2001 
Subject:Re: [beginner] how to compile a pop11 program? 
From:cglur 
Volume-ID:1010523.06 

Stephen Isard wrote:
> > ...
> > > > popc -e junk junk.p
> > ...

marcello@firstlinux.net wrote:
> I got this:
> popc -e junk junk.p
> ;;; MISHAP - SAVED IMAGE NOT FOUND
> ;;; INVOLVING:  'e.psv'
> ;;; DOING    :

As a beginner also, let me offer a beginners-view:
 from your output, apparently you've got poplog running.
 poplog's  tutoring material is integrated into the system.
 it is not intended nor advisable to ignore the quite well though out
    tutoring material.
 It's not a C or pascal compiler.
 

> then I tried
> popc junk.p
> and I got no output at all (no messages, no file a.out)
> and at last I tried
> popc -junk.p (even if I supposed it shouldn't work)
> and I got
> ;;; MISHAP - ERROR READING SAVED IMAGE (premature end-of-file)
> ;;; INVOLVING:  '/home/marcello/learn/pop/junk.p'
> ;;; DOING    :
> 
> What do you mean with "ENTER" here?
> I guess you don't mean "upper case 'enter' " , nor just "push button
> enter on the keybord", so, what ? I found this expression in the docs
> too, but I can't understant it. 

The meaning of "ENTER" needs to be understood *very early* in your
journey into poplog.  It is explained in the early tutor(s).

For my setup "ENTER" is obtained by: <Ctrl> g
The keyboard mapping is (in my opinion too) flexible.
"ENTER" {a most basic/essential operation} enters the command line;
 further keystrokes are echoed on the command line (at the top of your
 active window) until you terminate the command string with <enter/CR>.
 
I really think it's unrealistic for you to want to build stand-alone poplog
program(s), until you become more familiar with how the designers 
intended the system to be used.

Chris Glur.