JOSEPH RYAN writes: > ----- Original Message ----- > From: David Storrs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Monday, July 19, 2004 5:04 pm > Subject: Re: Why do users need FileHandles? > > > Second, I would suggest that it NOT go in a library...this is > > reasonably serious under-the-hood magic and should be integrated into > > the core for efficiency. > > How would integrating this in the core make it more efficient? Core > or not, I'd see something like this being implemented with a custom > pmc. I tend to think of inclusion in the core being more of a > philosophical decision...
Yes, it is. Whether or not a PMC is in the core, it should be equally fast. That is, unless Parrot is allowed intimate knowledge of the PMC's internals. And there are very few (any?) PMCs that possess this property even now. Even more philosophical is "what is core?" I get the impression that Larry is trying to blur the distinction between core and non-core as much as possible. So making it "go in the core" may just mean that it's on the list of recommended modules to install. Luke
