> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gabriel Dos Reis > Sent: September 3, 2006 2:44 PM > To: Bill Page > Cc: axiom-developer@nongnu.org > Subject: Re: [Axiom-developer] RE: cross-compiling Axiom > > > "Bill Page" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > | I don't know who doesn't know what doesn't work. > > The issue is not who doesn't know, but why you believe that anyone > suggesting cross-compilation of Axiom does not know how lisp works, > as you suggested in earlier message. That would help clarify > confusions.
Sorry, I did not intend to offend anyone. All I meant was I do not believe that cross-pile is possible using a lisp like GCL. And it is unclear to me how this can be done with any lisp - but you say emacs lisp is cross-compiled and I believe you. But I don't see how that can help the cross-compile issue with Axiom. In fact, so far your replies have been distinctly unhelpful... :( > > | I just asked how can this be done with gcl? > > There are numerous poins to work out; and I've listed the most > obvious that immediately came to my mind. > ... > Properly distinguish build, host and target specific tools and > files. Make sure that, for example, when GCL tries to compile a > function, it invokes the adequate C compiler; that GCL is itself > compiled with the adequate C compiler etc. > I don't see how any of these points apply to gcl. gcl is based on gcc. That is a "adequate C compiler" isn't it? > > The idea is to be able to use platform A to build Axiom, or > minimal part of it, so that the built Axiom can run on platform > B. I have no idea how that would be possible except perhaps through some virtual machine technology - but then that is not really cross-compilation is it? > > Most distributors work that way, because they usually have > faster build machines. Again, refer to Benjamin Kosnik's message > from April 2006. > I can not find any reference by Benjamin Kosnik to lisp in the axiom-developer archive. I did find however David Mentre's explanation of why cross-compilation might be difficult/impossible for Axiom. http://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/axiom-developer/2006-04/msg00318.html Regards, Bill Page. _______________________________________________ Axiom-developer mailing list Axiom-developer@nongnu.org http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/axiom-developer
