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Tom Lord <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> described the package as follows: License: gpl Other License: Package: Pika Scheme System name: pika Type: non-GNU Description: http://arch.quackerhead.com/~lord/releases/pika/ The primary objective of this project is to build an implementation of Scheme which: * can run as an interpreter * is written in relatively portable C * has good performance running interpreted code * is easily extended by writing new primitive functions in C * is easily targeted by a Scheme->C compiler * has a precise garbage collector * can have an incremental garbage collector * implements R5RS precisely * has a small amount of source code and small footprint * supports multiple instances in a single process * has a firmly abstract interface to the representation of Scheme types * can run multi-threaded programs * has first-class environments * has a low start-up time * has a complete set of features for Posix systems programming * has a richy featureful string and buffer type and, most importantly: * is simple, clean, cool, nifty, fun, and has high potential for future hacking * encourages other people to join in and help with this project by various means (see below). Other Software Required: (none) Other Comments: _______________________________________________ Message sent via/by Savannah http://savannah.gnu.org/ _______________________________________________ Savannah-hackers mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/savannah-hackers
