While we're on the subject of other approaches - adapting the ClojureScript compiler for LLVM and clojure-scheme are two other valid paths towards native compilation.
David On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 1:08 PM, Timothy Baldridge <tbaldri...@gmail.com>wrote: > > I had just read the > > native compiler proposal and wanted to point out that > > cola(pepi/id/fonc/maru) gives you a lot of infrastructure for a native > > compiler for a dynamic language. Compiler construction is hard enough as > it > > is. > > I'd just like to jump in here and mention that you might want to look > at PyPy's toolchain. PyPy has the ability to generate a > JIT/interpreter any arbitrary interpreter. And for-free you get FFI, a > JIT, a GC, etc. Since this is basically meta-programming, you can swap > out different GCs, backends (ARM, x86, x86-64, etc) all without ever > changing your sourcecode. > > You'd end up writing stuff in RPython, but the resulting binaries are > going to way out-perform anything maru can produce. As a bonus (begin > shameless plug) it's possible to write RPython code in clojure via > clojure-py. > > An excellent overview of RPython is available here: > > > http://tratt.net/laurie/tech_articles/articles/fast_enough_vms_in_fast_enough_time > > http://blip.tv/pycon-us-videos-2009-2010-2011/pycon-2010-the-speed-of-pypy-83-3279075 > > Timothy > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Clojure" group. > To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com > Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with > your first post. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with your first post. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en
