Subject: function/variable name completion via rlwrap
From: Camm Maguire
Date: 14 Dec 2005 12:29:47 -0500
Greetings!
Robert Dodier writes:
> On 09 Dec 2005 10:50:42 -0500, Camm Maguire wrote:
>
> > I thought GCL provided completions based on the symbols in the current
> > (i.e. maxima) package, no?
>
> well, what i see when running maxima / gcl on linux is that gcl
> autocompletes words typed at the maxima prompt with names of
> built-in lisp functions (in uppercase).
>
I see -- you mean maxima and lisp functions in the maxima package, but
using lisp like syntax. This is correct.
Would it be useful to provide a user hook to tailor readline
completion from within GCL?
Take care,
> be that as it may, rlwrap provides a way to get readline capability
> for all lisp flavors, and also, we don't really want to autocomplete
> symbols in the maxima package, since many don't correspond
> to user-visible functions, and the ones that do, begin with $.
>
> all the best,
> robert dodier
>
>
>
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Camm Maguire camm@enhanced.com
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