Found the problem with the character length!
[ makesymbol] has a maximum character length of 80. I inserted a 1 in the source code (180) and re-compiled
paths.
The shell problem persists - I'll try to get popen or shell working for osx with a [ done( right outlet - tomorrow (need food now!)
Best, Ed
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