On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 06:20:04AM -0500, Slava Pestov wrote: > On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 2:30 AM, Tom Schouten<t...@zwizwa.be> wrote: > > Bout time I have a look at it then.. Is the compiler tied in closely > > to the rest of the system? I'm wondering if I it would be difficult > > to embed it in PLT Scheme through the concatenative -> Scheme wrapper > > macros used in Staapl. > > Factor has two compilers. And yes, in theory you can port the whole > system over to PLT Scheme, but at that stage it would be so much more > advanced than PLT Scheme itself that you may as well build your own, > self-hosting Scheme implementation, and before you know it you'll have > a multi-year project on your hands :-) >
( Here be dragons :) With Staapl it's the first time I was able to contain myself and write it as an extension of PLT, which I must say I don't regret. Self hosting is less important for a project that's mostly about staging. I'm interested in Factor's stack -> SSA bridge because it seems a nice way to combine stack languages with flat risc architectures and other language forms. (I'm thinking about FP and what John Nowak is doing, though I still have trouble following his work..) But, you're making me curious. Is it possible to macro-translate Scheme into Factor? I assume the answer is yes as I think Factor has compatible lexical scoping and tall calls.. So, did anyone do it already? > The source code for Factor's optimizing compiler is located in ... Thanks for the pointers. Will take some time to digest. Cheers, Tom ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july _______________________________________________ Factor-talk mailing list Factor-talk@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/factor-talk
