Simon Peyton-Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote,
> > I would like to know that anything I do in hugs is portable to GHC.
> > It seems like the two main big differences between the two
> > are TREX and the FFI (is there more?).
> > Is there a plan for GHC to support TREX?
> > What is the status of support for the new FFI?
>
> Yes, the FFI will be supported by Hugs; quite when I'm not sure.
> 'foreign import' is already supported in the (unreleased) STG-Hugs.
> We plan to implement 'foreign export dynamic' too. Bottom line: GHC
> and Hugs will agree about FFI in months, not years.
Is there any chance that the new FFI will also be supported
by HBC and NHC or even be considered (maybe after collecting a
little more experience with it) for inclusion in the
language standard?
Manuel
