Migration level
⎕ML )EvLevel ⎕CS
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Migration level (⎕ML
, )EvLevel
, ⎕CS
), Evolution level, or Compatibility setting is a number that, in Dyalog APL, APL+Win, and APLX respectively, specifies exact behaviour relative to APL2. In Dyalog APL and APL+Win, a lower value represents a behaviour closer to the original NARS specification, while a higher the value represents a behaviour closer to APL2. In APLX, a lower value matches APL2 while a higher value indicates higher backwards compatibility with APL.68000.
APL+Win settings
APL+Win's default is )EvLevel 2
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Feature | )EvLevel 0
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)EvLevel 1
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)EvLevel 2
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Dyadic ⊂
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EVOLUTION ERROR | Partitioned Enclose | Partition |
Monadic ↓
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EVOLUTION ERROR | Split | SYNTAX ERROR |
Monadic ∊
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EVOLUTION ERROR | Type | Enlist |
Monadic ↑
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EVOLUTION ERROR | Mix | First |
Monadic ⊃
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EVOLUTION ERROR | First | Mix |
Bracket indexing of a strand | EVOLUTION ERROR | indexing applied to strand as a whole | EVOLUTION ERROR |
Unparenthesised strand assignment | EVOLUTION ERROR | assigned value distributed to names | EVOLUTION ERROR |
(/)
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EVOLUTION ERROR | Replicate function | EVOLUTION ERROR |
(\)
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EVOLUTION ERROR | Expand function | EVOLUTION ERROR |
Work-arounds
APL+Win provides system function alternatives to the functions that are affected by moving to evolution level 2:
Partitioned Enclose | ⎕PENCLOSE
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Split | ⎕SPLIT
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Type | ⎕TYPE
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Mix | ⎕MIX
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First | ⎕FIRST
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Replicate function | ⎕REPL
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Expand function | ⎕EXPAND
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Dyalog settings
Dyalog's default setting is currently ⎕ML=1
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Feature | ⎕ML←0 |
⎕ML←1 |
⎕ML←2 |
⎕ML←3
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Monadic ∊
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Type | Enlist | Enlist | Enlist |
Monadic ↑
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Mix | Mix | First | First |
Monadic ⊃
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First | First | Mix | Mix |
Monadic ≡ on array of uneven depth
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negative result | negative result | positive result | positive result |
Dyadic ⊂
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Partitioned enclose | Partitioned enclose | Partitioned enclose | Partition |
⎕TC
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⎕UCS 8 10 13
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⎕UCS 8 10 13
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⎕UCS 8 10 13
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⎕UCS 8 13 10
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Work-arounds
When migrating to Dyalog APL, the below drop-ins for the affected built-ins allow setting ⎕ML←1
while preserving code behaviour. It is then safe to programmatically (as shown in the rightmost column) change all occurrences of the affected built-ins with their respective covers.
Migrating from | Define | Then run this on all code |
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⎕ML=0
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Epsilon←{×⎕NC'⍺':⍺∊⍵ ⋄ ⊃0⍴⊂⍵} |
'''[^'']+''' '∊'⎕R'&' ' Epsilon '
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⎕ML=2
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UpArrow←{×⎕NC'⍺':⍺↑⍵ ⋄ ⊃⍵} RightShoe←{×⎕NC'⍺':⍺↑⍵ ⋄ ↑⍵} EqualUnderbar←|≡ |
'''[^'']+''' '↑' '⊃' '≡'⎕R'&' ' UpArrow ' ' RightShoe ' ' EqualUnderbar '
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⎕ML=3
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UpArrow←{×⎕NC'⍺':⍺↑⍵ ⋄ ⊃⍵} RightShoe←{×⎕NC'⍺':⍺↑⍵ ⋄ ↑⍵} EqualUnderbar←(|≡) LeftShoe←{×⎕NC'⍺':⍺⊆⍵ ⋄ ⊂⍵} quadTC←(⎕UCS 8 13 10) |
'''[^'']+''' '↑' '⊃' '≡' '⊂' '⎕TC'⎕R'&' ' UpArrow ' ' RightShoe ' ' EqualUnderbar ' ' LeftShoe ' ' quadTC '
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Alternatively, the definitions can be used directly inside the text substitutions, whereby one avoids polluting existing code with these cover names.
APLX settings
APLX treats the value as a collection of individual bits, thus allowing the combination of an exact set of behaviours:
⎕CS←1 |
Stranding is done before bracket indexing |
⎕CS←2 |
The name class of an invalid name is 4 rather than ¯1. |
⎕CS←4 |
Format (⍕ ) and default output uses the same width for all columns, rather than determining the width separately for each column.
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External links
Documentation
APL glyphs [edit] | |
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Information | Glyph ∙ Typing glyphs (on Linux) ∙ Unicode ∙ Fonts ∙ Mnemonics ∙ Overstrikes ∙ Migration level |
Individual glyphs | Jot (∘ ) ∙ Right Shoe (⊃ ) ∙ Up Arrow (↑ ) ∙ Zilde (⍬ ) ∙ High minus (¯ ) ∙ Dot (. ) ∙ Del (∇ )
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