Le Monday 12 November 2007, à 20:57:37PM +0000, Sam a écrit : 
> > Long description of boo package tells:
> > 
> > "The boo compiler and the programs it produces are 100% CIL and can be run 
> > on any compliant CLI virtual machine"
> > 
> > I suppose it's a typo, and CIL should be replaced with CLI.
> > If it's not a typo, it would be nice to explain what CIL means
> 
> Actually its not a typo but it may not be a perfect description.
> 
> CIL is "Common intermediate language",  its the binary code format
> produced when compiling, for example, C# or boo.
> 
> A CLI ("common language infrastructure") VM is one that run CIL
> programs.
> 
> Does that made sense?  Do you think I should expand these acronyms in
> the description?

Common language infrastructure is already expanded on first line of long
description. I think expanding CIL as well could give some pointers to people
who (like me) don't know what cli and cil are.

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