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OS/2, eCS & ArcaOS - Technical => Programming => Topic started by: Mentore on June 28, 2023, 01:53:15 pm

Title: BREXX - Classic REXX implementation
Post by: Mentore on June 28, 2023, 01:53:15 pm
Just stumbled across this:

https://github.com/vlachoudis/brexx/blob/master/README.md

Since we have a "rather" old classic REXX version, we might think about a replacement?

Mentore
Title: Re: BREXX - Classic REXX implementation
Post by: Martin Iturbide on June 28, 2023, 08:32:52 pm
Hi Mentore

On 2014 we brainstormed about using Regina REXX as Classic REXX replacement (https://www.os2world.com/forum/index.php/topic,534.0.html).

My highlights of that discussion were:
1) All the OS/2 REXX scripts should need to be adapted for Regina.
2) Every app in "Object REXX" will fail running over Regina. Plus we don't have "Open Object Rexx" ported.
3) There was a discussion about if there were enough important "Object REXX Applications"on OS/2, some said that "Object REXX" is not relevant on the applications that we use today.

I'm not against the idea of trying to replace close source components on OS/2 for open source alternatives. I'm in favor on experimentation.

Regards
Title: Re: BREXX - Classic REXX implementation
Post by: Jan-Erik Lärka on June 28, 2023, 08:45:48 pm
ooRexx 5.0.0 has been compiled for OS/2-eComStation-ArcaOS.
I'm writing rexx code for it here on my machine.
I've also created help files (.inf/.hlp) for the OS/2 version.

You may however wish for a fully system integrated rexx engine replacement as I do.
Title: Re: BREXX - Classic REXX implementation
Post by: Martin Iturbide on June 28, 2023, 08:51:17 pm
Thanks for the correction Jar-Erik

FYI: https://5nets.ru/downloads/?/OORexx

Regards
Title: Re: BREXX - Classic REXX implementation
Post by: Andy Willis on June 29, 2023, 01:57:11 am
Thanks for the correction Jar-Erik

FYI: https://5nets.ru/downloads/?/OORexx

Regards

Interesting, I was not aware of these, I've been building from source.