Leon Brocard
Tue, 12 Jun 2001 01:53:54 -0700
Dominic Mitchell sent the following bits through the ether: > I think the python scheme of creating a bytecode file on the first run > is better, but I'm not sure how amenable perl's code tree is to being > flattened and restored (this may be why we haven't seen a perl->java > compiler). ByteCache - byte-compile modules when needed The reason we haven't seen a Perl->Java compiler is due to the low-level nature of the JVM and the high-level nature of the PVM. They just don't mix well. Leon -- Leon Brocard.............................http://www.astray.com/ Iterative Software...........http://www.iterative-software.com/ ... I made it foolproof. They are making better fools!