Hermes is a private binary format that is used to load compiled code when there is no compiler during the bootstrap. So basically hermes is loading the compiler to be able to compile other packages.
Stef On Wed, Feb 28, 2018 at 4:55 PM, Alexandre Bergel <alexandre.ber...@me.com> wrote: > Side question: What is Hermes? > > Alexandre > >> On Feb 28, 2018, at 1:42 AM, Torsten Bergmann <asta...@gmx.de> wrote: >> >> ... to all participating authors of the Hermes package: >> >> PLEASE COMMENT YOUR CLASSES SO WE CAN CLEAN UP AND PREPARE A >> POLISHED PHARO 7 RELEASE >> >> So many uncommented classes in there today... >> >> We can do better and we should. I dont ask for detailed documentation >> but a single comment why the class is there or what it should care >> about is often already enough. >> >> If you have time to write code then you also have the time to write >> a simple class comment! >> >> So please do you homework (which is a general request to authors >> of other packages as well) >> >> Bye >> T. >> > >
