Re: [Axiom-developer] Re: noweb / Lisp Skills

2006-05-05 Thread Ralf Hemmecke
On 05/05/2006 11:59 AM, Martin Rubey wrote: "Page, Bill" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: On Thursday, May 04, 2006 10:47 AM Martin Rubey wrote: ... Things to do on the interpreter side needed for the axiom-combinat project: * make it understand Aldor: * dependent types * extend * creatin

Re: [Axiom-developer] Re: noweb / Lisp Skills

2006-05-05 Thread Martin Rubey
"Page, Bill" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Thursday, May 04, 2006 10:47 AM Martin Rubey wrote: > > ... > > Things to do on the interpreter side needed for the > > axiom-combinat project: > > > > * make it understand Aldor: > > > > * dependent types > > * extend > > * creating domains

Re: [Axiom-developer] Re: noweb / Lisp Skills

2006-05-04 Thread Gabriel Dos Reis
Martin Rubey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: | Gabriel Dos Reis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: | | > Martin has a very good summary. Many reserachers and potential | > contributors out there are not interested in learning Lisp just to be | > able to use Axiom, which already requires its own language.

RE: [Axiom-developer] Re: noweb / Lisp Skills

2006-05-04 Thread Page, Bill
On Thursday, May 04, 2006 10:47 AM Martin Rubey wrote: > ... > Things to do on the interpreter side needed for the > axiom-combinat project: > > * make it understand Aldor: > > * dependent types > * extend > * creating domains on the command line > Is what you are suggesting the same thi

Re: [Axiom-developer] Re: noweb / Lisp Skills

2006-05-04 Thread Martin Rubey
Gabriel Dos Reis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Martin has a very good summary. Many reserachers and potential > contributors out there are not interested in learning Lisp just to be > able to use Axiom, which already requires its own language. That make > the number of people capable to maintain

Re: [Axiom-developer] Re: noweb / Lisp Skills

2006-05-04 Thread Gabriel Dos Reis
Martin Rubey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: [...] | And I'm absolutely certain that I don't want to understand how noweb works. No | matter whether it is coded in Lisp, Aldor or C. Hear! Hear! Hear! Martin has a very good summary. Many reserachers and potential contributors out there are not inte

Re: [Axiom-developer] Re: noweb / Lisp Skills

2006-05-04 Thread Martin Rubey
C Y <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > --- root <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > i'd much rather reduce the number of languages need to understand axiom > > rather than enlarge the number. some are necessary (like lisp, spad, aldor) > > but some are optional (e.g. java in the aldor merge) and more pro