Eeva Häkkinen
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Any working version considered, free or commercial.
Thank you so much! I am running Ubuntu, but might consider changing it, if needed.I was able to find this:
https://www.gnu.org/software/apl/
What distribution of Linux are you running? We can let you know how to install it or look for available packages..
Debian Binary (i386) Package: apl_1.7-1_i386.deb
Debian Binary (amd64) Package: apl_1.7-1_amd64.deb
sudo dpkg -i /path/to/apl_1.7-1_xxxxx.deb
Is the the A+ programming language any good for you? As far as I understand it, A+ is an extension of APL. if you search your package manager for packages containing aplus-fsf in the name, you should find it.
From a quick look on my Debian system, the following packages are available:
aplus-fsf (A+ runtime/interpreter),
aplus-fsf-dev (A+ libraries/development tools),
aplus-fsf-doc (A+ documentation).
There are also some ancillary packages:
aplus-fsf-el (lisp bindings for A+/APL in emacs)
xfonts-kapl (fonts for APL/A+)
I've never used APL or A+, so I don't know a lot about them, or the differences between them. I've seen a few bits of APL code posted on various parts of the internet, like the famous APL example which implements the 'game of life' in one line of code. But I've never looked into the language for long enough to be able to understand any of it!
APL+ (if it is more or less the same that used to be called APL2) is OK, but I do not actually need any of the additional functionality, so basic APL is fine for me. APL is great for one-line coding!