Only thing I need to know before I can start is: what would the purpose be of a Lua to Parrot compiler? Lua is originally an embedded language for easy-scripting, as far as I understand. How could it be used when targeted to parrot? Would it be possible to call functions written in Lua (and which are then compiled to parrot) from (for example) a python script? (So: python script calls function writtenin Lua and compiled to parrot).
Klaas-Jan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dan Sugalski" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "K Stol" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2003 5:05 PM Subject: Re: Compiling to Parrot > At 5:01 PM +0100 1/21/03, K Stol wrote: > >well, I think not, then I can't help it. What do you think about compiling > >Lua to parrot (IMCC)? > > I like the idea, and I don't think you'll see anyone else tackle it > for a while. (And if that falls through, there's always LISP... :) > > >From: "Dan Sugalski" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > At 4:46 PM +0100 1/21/03, K Stol wrote: > >> >Well, I'd do it as a project for my Bachelor's, so I won't get permission > >to > >> >do such a project, if it already exists. > >> > >> Ah, that could be a problem. Will it be a problem if you start a > >> project that someone else later also starts? > >> > >> >From: "Dan Sugalski" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> > > At 9:17 AM +0100 1/21/03, K Stol wrote: > >> >> >Hi there, > >> >> > > >> >> >A few weeks ago I posted something about a Tcl->parrot compiler, but > >> >> >Will Coleda already was working on such a project. It would be a as > >> >> >a final project for my bachelor's. But because such already exists, > >> >> >I'm looking for something else. > >> >> > >> >> If you're interested in doing a Tcl compiler, by all means, go > >> >> ahead--I wouldn't let the fact that someone else is doing it stop > >> >> you. The point of doing it is for the experience, which you'll get > >> >> regardless of any other implementation. It's also distinctly possible > >> >> that neither you nor Will will finish a full implementation (as it's > >> >> likely a rather large undertaking for one person) but you'll each > > > > > have part of it that can be merged together. > > -- > Dan > > --------------------------------------"it's like this"------------------- > Dan Sugalski even samurai > [EMAIL PROTECTED] have teddy bears and even > teddy bears get drunk >