Re the carry flag...you can get at that :) On 4 February 2017 at 20:24, dean <deangwillia...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Alex > > With stack control I mean that you can do unlimited 'push'es and 'pop's > to/from > the stack inside a function, and build arbitrary structures this way on the > stack. You can add, subtract, increment and decrement the stack pointer > arbitrarily, and switch between different stacks by assigning values to the > stack pointer. > > I've read these and it looks like it i.e. you can save and restore EBP and > ESP > freeing you to do what you want with them until restoration > also you can push stuff of one size and pop it off in different sized > chunks. > It all looks very freestyle to me as long as you balance the stack when > you've finished. > I'd be very happy to try an example if you want. > https://www.powerbasic.com/help/pbcc/the_stack.htm > https://www.powerbasic.com/help/pbcc/using_esp_and_ebp.htm > https://www.powerbasic.com/help/pbcc/tricks_of_the_stack.htm > > On 4 February 2017 at 19:32, Lindsay John Lawrence < > lawrence.lindsayj...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I also run PicoLisp out of a TinyCore Linux 'VirtualBox' image... >> This turned out to be the best route for me to get the performance and >> features of picolisp I wanted on microsoft windows hosts. >> >> TinyCore64 + vboxsf (to access host drives) + picolisp is a great combo >> in < 50Mb >> Exporting that as an 'appliance' < 15Mb. >> == full linux kernel with all the goodness that provides + picolisp >> awesomeness to easily utilize all that goodness. >> >> A slightly larger image with docs+w3m+vim (or the picollsp 'vi' Alexander >> published) may make a nicely focused little 'lisp machine' to learn and >> tinker on. >> >> /Lindsay >> >> >> On Sat, Feb 4, 2017 at 8:40 AM, Erik Gustafson < >> erik.d.gustaf...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Hi list, >>> >>> Sounds like it's time to update the 'apt-get yourself some PicoLisp' >>> section on the wiki, as this is no longer the best route for those new to >>> the language. >>> >>> To confirm, the best options seem to be: >>> >>> - pil64 for Android >>> - Ersatz for Windows >>> - Docker Image (Packaged PL + Tiny Core) >>> - Build from source >>> >>> Please add if I'm missing anything. >>> >>> Now as far as trying PicoLisp goes, could we make a little app like >>> http://www.tryclj.com? A sandboxed subset of PL where one could try out >>> the language and maybe work through a short accompanying tutorial to give a >>> taste of the language, before diving into the install process. I think this >>> has been discussed before...? >>> >>> Also isn't there the Emulisp (PL in JS) REPL app? Could that be >>> leveraged? Maybe this is a solution without a problem; I agree with others >>> that most people discovering PL will likely be comfortable building from >>> source, spinning up a VM, etc >>> >>> Finally, a side note: I recently came across https://antergos.com. It's >>> basically a graphical installer for Arch Linux. I gave it a try and found >>> it to be as easy as installing Ubuntu... Click through the install wizard >>> and ten minutes later you've got a full-blown Arch desktop environment (or >>> base-install if desired) with built-in access to the AUR The AUR has always >>> been up to date (many thanks!) with the latest PicoLisp. Might be worth a >>> mention? >>> >>> Erik >>> >> >> >
