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Re: Implementation Language
- To: Doug Evans <dje at transmeta dot com>
- Subject: Re: Implementation Language
- From: "Frank Ch. Eigler" <fche at redhat dot com>
- Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2000 21:31:03 -0400
- Cc: cgen at sources dot redhat dot com
- References: <14723.1398.258797.45090@casey.transmeta.com>
Hi -
On Sat, Jul 29, 2000 at 09:25:26AM -0700, Doug Evans wrote:
> [...]
> That's probably the first decision we need to reach:
> do we stick with Guile?
I would like to keep Scheme, especially if some of the code
is reorganized. The halfhearted O-O structures (not cos.scm,
but its uses) particularly bug me.
> There's no other politically correct
> choice for a Scheme implementation.
We don't need to be dependent on any particular Scheme
implementation. We could assume R5RS, and add only
essential minimal interpreter-specifics.
> [...]
> However, I think the current Guile implementation has a _long_ way to go
> in this regard, and I'm not convinced it will ever get there.
It's a good operational starting point.
- FChE
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