[r6rs-discuss] compilation and portability

From: Thomas Lord <lord>
Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2007 08:32:28 -0700

Matthias Felleisen wrote:
> On Jun 20, 2007, at 7:44 AM, r6rs-discuss-request at lists.r6rs.org wrote:
>
>
>> Reflecting on compilation in practical ways
>> is one cornerstone of how a code-base like the PLT Mr and Mrs
>> series of tools might become, gasp, *portable*.
>>
>
> I am afraid it would take a lot more than that to port Mr, Mrs, Dr,
> The Stepper, and friends.


Well, I figured that much. (Hence "one cornerstone" rather than
"the foundation" :-)



> We spent three years and good money from a
> Large Corporation on trying to move the core of MrEd from Mz to
> Larceny with little to show for. -- Matthias
>

That's a serious bummer. I hope you'll except this expression of
sympathy.

I would guess that interesting lessons were learned about why
it turned out to be harder than it seems like it should be? Why
did it prove to be so difficult?

-t





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