I’ll be interested in hearing from you when you have the results because I plan to use pthreads too. You can also keep us informed on the Discord channel https://discord.gg/bpt7wj9Q
ianxek On Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 6:21:03 PM UTC+1 saif.ras...@gmail.com wrote: > Thanks, I'll ask my questions here if I have any questions, the first > thing I want to do is actually compile some ATS example with pthreads and > see if the code runs on MinGW-w64 and mac and linux. I understand the > language is abnormally powerful, but i want the c code spit out by the ATS > compiler to work _everywhere_ including windows. > > If it meets this criteria, then I'll put all my effort into learning this > language. > On Tuesday, January 25, 2022 at 11:46:48 PM UTC+5 d4v3y_5c0n3s wrote: > >> I'll try to answer your questions to the best of my ability. >> >> 1. ATS Postiats (also known as ATS2) does not currently support MSVC, >> and likely never will since ATS Xanadu (a.k.a. ATS3) is the main focus of >> the lead developer. >> 2. I don't know what C standard ATS compiles to, but it's probably >> safe to assume it compiles to C99 unless there is evidence to the >> contrary. >> 3. In ATS2 you have full access to C's pre-processor, and can use it >> just like how you would when programming in C. >> 4. I know you can use pthreads in ATS, there are some examples of >> this in the ATS Postiats. Assuming win32-threads are accessible through >> a >> C API, then ATS can use it via FFI. >> >> If you are interested in learning to use ATS, I'd reccommend checking out >> the documentation available on the ATS website >> <http://www.ats-lang.org/Documents.html> and the wiki page for ATS2 >> <https://github.com/githwxi/ATS-Postiats/wiki>. And don't be afraid to >> post addition questions. :D >> >> On Friday, January 21, 2022 at 11:30:43 AM UTC-5 saif.ras...@gmail.com >> wrote: >> >>> correction for 4 b: if not 4 a then can i jam win32-thread code into "<% >>> %>" delims >>> >>> On Friday, January 21, 2022 at 9:28:32 PM UTC+5 saif.ras...@gmail.com >>> wrote: >>> >>>> hi everyone, sorry for noob questions >>>> 1. will there be support added for msvc? >>>> 2. does ats code compile to c89 and/or c99? >>>> 3. does it support pre-processor? >>>> 4. a) if it does would you be able to use win32-threads aswell as >>>> pthreads? >>>> b) if not can i jam win32-thread code into the "<% %>" delimiters >>>> thanks. >>>> >>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ats-lang-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to ats-lang-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ats-lang-users/65a51e09-fc21-4fb0-baa5-a8de11305491n%40googlegroups.com.
