Cliff Yapp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
[...] | > | In a way, it's the same problem Tim faced with Axiom being needed to | > | build Axiom. The only way out was (and still is) to have some files in | > | lisp present, to teach lisp to read and understand BOOT and SPAD. Same | > | deal here. | > | > That is a good recipe for maintenance nightmarre -- recent debates about | > redundant boot anyone? There ought to be a better way to deal with it. | | I think the way out is clear - put all of the low level logic in Lisp, and the | high level logic in Aldor (or SPAD, until Aldor is available). Unfortunately, I don't have an infinite amount of time to wait. The time I'm investing now, I'm expecting it to pay off when I tell students "go and fetch Axiom" and "follow standard installation", or when I eventually succeed in convincing some linux distros to have Axiom in their baskets too. [...] | Anyway. Interesting to think about, and maybe even practical, but | that's for later. Yes. | Right now, THANK YOU Gabriel for making a configure/make/make install | routine for Axiom!!! You're welcome. -- Gaby _______________________________________________ Axiom-developer mailing list Axiom-developer@nongnu.org http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/axiom-developer
