Jython on the i400 (was: Python and Industry, IBM I'm afraid)

[Pete]

Don't forget to call it the i400, or iSeries 400, these things matter.
Especially as this machine seems misunderstood by those outside of the clique.

The 'i' apparently stands for integration, which is on the money, I reckon.
Simon Brunning wrote:
> 
> > From: Simon B. [SMTP:sbrunning at bigfoot.com]
> > Now, a Jython port is a bit more likely - the '400 comes with what I'm
> > told is a very good JVM. I've not had any sucess getting it to work
> > just yet, but I keep trying. If I ever do get it going, c.l.py will be
> > the first to know...
> 
> OK, I have Jython working on my AS/400 now - using beta 2. If anyone wants
> details of how I did this, give me a shout.
> 
> It's not ready for showtime yet, though. For a start, the os module doesn't
> seem to be working, which is no surprise, really. I'll try to look into
> that.
> 
> The other thing is that I'm having problems passing byte arguments:
> 
> >>>myInStream.read(27)
> Traceback (innermost last):
>   File "<console>", line 1, in ?
> TypeError: read(): 1st arg can't be coerced to byte[]
> 
> Any tips on this one, anyone?
> 
> Cheers,
> Simon Brunning
> TriSystems Ltd.
> sbrunning at trisystems.co.uk
> 
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