Is it installed by default? How do I use it? On my linux box I installed regina-rexx. How do I get to using it on MorphOS?

To activate Arexx in MorphOS

You must rename file sys:morphos/libs/rexxsyslib.library to rexxsyslib.library_old for desactivate it then copy file rexxsyslib.library from AmigaOS 3.x to sys:libs/

it is in the FAQ i think

And here's how you can find rexxsyslib.library:

http://aminet.net/search?content=rexxsyslib.library&sort=bytes

yes, you can found it in http://aminet.net/mus/midi/ARM-supp.lha

thanks a lot Piru for this info

[ Edited by Papiosaur on 2010/6/17 14:38 ]

Once the lib is installed what's the rexx interpreter's filename?

You can use RX to run scripts/commands/etc. RexxMast is started by startup-sequence.

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Forgive me as I am coming from a Linux background. It's been a long time since I've used my Amiga. On Linux I install regina-rexx via apt-get and I can execute:

regina script.rexx from the CLI

Can this be done from the MorphOS shell? Can I open a shell and type:

RX script.rexx?

Yes, "rx script.rexx" works from shell and if your script has "s" protection bit set, then it works just by "script.rexx".

MorphOS also has couple of handy shell commands for arexx. PortList gives you all available port names and with RXCmd you can send arexx commands to them without using actual arexx script. It can be useful with shell scripts or hotkeys etc.

Excellent, thanks jPV. I can't wait to get moving on all the things I want to do with Morph. :) Kudos to the dev team for a truly amazing product.

To the angels

Still in tears of joy....
I've lost my family but coding like a saint.

Out of curiosity, why does MOSSYS:Libs/rexxsyslib.library even exist if it doesn't do anything? Or does it do something?

It does something. It implements the needed functions required to make rexx messages work, which are required by many applications (in fact, almost all, since mui uses it). It "just" lacks the interpreter.