The main issue is that it is complicated to embed the VM in C code. That's due to how the VM is done.
Compared to TCL, where you can easily embed the interpreter in a C program, this is a problem. http://wiki.tcl.tk/3474 Where you can embed the interpreter in a C program, you can do whatever integration you want. Now, with NativeBoost, we can call C. The next challenge would be to be able to call Pharo from C by embedding the interpreter. I am curious to see what you guys think about this. I would love to see things like mod_pharo (as there is mod_php, mod_perl, mod_tcl...) in Apache. --- Philippe Back Dramatic Performance Improvements Mob: +32(0) 478 650 140 | Fax: +32 (0) 70 408 027 Mail:[email protected] | Web: http://philippeback.eu Blog: http://philippeback.be | Twitter: @philippeback Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/philippeback/videos High Octane SPRL rue cour Boisacq 101 | 1301 Bierges | Belgium Pharo Consortium Member - http://consortium.pharo.org/ Featured on the Software Process and Measurement Cast - http://spamcast.libsyn.com Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect and Ability Engineering EADocX Value Added Reseller On Mon, Dec 9, 2013 at 9:48 AM, kilon alios <[email protected]> wrote: > please note that generating dlls alone wont be enough , plugins are > compiled against a runtime or specific libraries (a Plugin SDK) and > Smalltalk MT would have to be able to do that in order to be a viable > solution. > > > On Mon, Dec 9, 2013 at 10:28 AM, Stéphane Ducasse < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> You should think that they use their smalltalk for their projects. >> >> Stef >> >> On Dec 9, 2013, at 9:21 AM, Clément Bera <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> How can people even know Smalltalk MT still exist with their website and >> their communication ? >> >> I looked at other Smalltalks a while ago, for Smalltalk MT I clicked on >> "what's new" on their website and I got that: >> >> <Screen Shot 2013-12-09 at 9.18.11 AM.png> >> >> Then I thought this Smalltalk was dead (nothing new in the past 4 years) >> and I didn't look any further. >> >> >> 2013/12/8 Stéphane Ducasse <[email protected]> >> >>> >>> > Yes - still alive and kicking. But I'm sure you did not notice since >>> there >>> > are no "big" announcements or advertising for it. >>> > ObjectConnect follows the "time is better invested into technology" >>> strategy. >>> > It is one of the most interesting Smalltalks ever implemented. >>> >>> http://www.objectconnect.com/stmt_overview.htm >>> I like the idea that you can get 50kb applications. >>> Now since this is a closed system and windows-centric. >>> But I like that it shows that Smalltalk does not have to be the image >>> centric way. >>> >>> > >>> > The newest ST/MT 6.3 version (now 64 bit) is from end of November 2013 >>> >>> Now it is not a community thing. :) >>> And the web site stop and 5.6 in 2009. >>> >>> Last time I talk to tarrick he told me that he could control the "no gc >>> in the next 250 frames on PS2" >>> but it was in 1998 :) >>> >>> >>> Stef >>> >> >> >> >
