Re: require < 6.x

2001-02-22 Thread Brent Dax
NeonEdge wrote on 2/21/01 4.07: ... >sense: could p6 allow (for the >first few versions anyway) a >"require <6;" directive? My ... This sounds to me like a good idea, especially if we implement some of the other radical changes, such as implicit 'use strict' or major changes to builtins. Person

Some things I wonder if you're aware of.

2001-02-22 Thread Karl M. Hegbloom
I've begun to study language implementation. I've a long way to go and certainly will not be much help with the Perl6 effort... I wonder if you know about: The Stalin Scheme compiler? The realtime generational GC in rScheme? The very fast virtual machines of librep (aka Sawfish) and Gu

Re: Some things I wonder if you're aware of.

2001-02-22 Thread Simon Cozens
On Thu, Feb 22, 2001 at 03:53:56PM -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I wonder if one of those VM's could be used (as is or with > collaborative modifications) as a target for Perl6? We've got plenty of targets. What we need now is ammunition. -- In related wibbling, I can see an opening for