How very odd!
I do use the interactive mode occasionally, for testing.
There are two different ways that interactive mode can work: with the
"readline" library for command editing, or without it. I tried both
of these and couldn't reproduce it on GNU/Linux.
More and more, we need a Windows developer, if Windows is going to be
supported well.
On Sat, Mar 6, 2021 at 5:22 PM Alan Mead <amead@alanmead.org> wrote:
If I've ever used the interactive mode of PSPP, I cannot recall. I think it's broken (at least in windows). It reads the first character of each command as a 'p':
G:\projects\pspp>"C:\Program Files (x86)\PSPP\bin\pspp.exe"
PSPP is free software and you are welcome to distribute copies of it
under certain conditions; type "show copying." to see the conditions.
There is ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY for PSPP; type "show warranty." for details.
GNU pspp 1.4.0-gc3c044
PSPP> exit
pxit
error: Unknown command `pxit'.
PSPP>
PSPP> exit
pxit
error: Unknown command `pxit'.
PSPP>
^C
G:\projects\pspp>"C:\Program Files (x86)\PSPP\bin\pspp.exe"
PSPP is free software and you are welcome to distribute copies of it
under certain conditions; type "show copying." to see the conditions.
There is ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY for PSPP; type "show warranty." for details.
GNU pspp 1.4.0-gc3c044
PSPP> show license
phow license
error: Unknown command `phow'.
PSPP>
PSPP> show license
pshow license
error: Unknown command `pshow'.
PSPP>
PSPP>
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