[clean-list] Some questions from a new user

[Paul Moore]

From: Isabelle [mailto:isabelle.todescato@libertysurf.fr]
> 1.I do not know cocl options, but Diederik Van Arkel
> was sometimes ago so kind as to build an excellent
> batch-mode builder for Clean projects. He didn't release
> it officially, however, so you should ask his permission
> to use the software.

Having used the IDE a bit more, I'm not so concerned about using it. And
anyway, unless I can write "standard" console mode programs (see below),
it's probably not an important issue anyway...

> 2.Console-mode programs behave this way. If you want to
> control the closing and opening of the console, choose
> the No Console option for a Start :: * World -> * World
> project, and control the IO using StdFile functions.
> Yoy may download the excellent on-line book "Functional
> Programming in Clean" from the Clean Home Page for
> relevant explanations.

That's a real shame. Most of the programs I write are console-based
programs, which I need to act in the "standard" way - that is, run in the
existing command prompt console, and *not* have a "press enter to quit"
prompt.

The two options for Clean programs seem to be to have a "press enter"
prompt, or to run in "no console" mode and open a *separate* console for
output.

To be honest, without a "normal" console mode, I don't think I will be able
to use Clean for the things I want to do :-(

Thanks for the information,
Paul.