On Wednesday, February 11, 2004, at 08:44 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
although a C and asm compiler would be nice,
C has this nice feature for other language usage...
on mouseup
c{
do some c code real fast ;
asm{
do some assembler code at warpspeed;
}
}
See? No need for those overcomplicated externals... ;)
Most of the time, I don't use an external for speed, but to get at something I can't get to otherwise. I need to build to a particular environment. This usually means pulling in some headers and sometimes means linking in other code or other things. Externals are built with tools designed for a particular environment. For much of what I do, this issue would have to be addressed in the above method.
I have making new externals down to a formula for a couple environments. I have some helper routines, too. This is a good candidate for wizards. So an alternative to the above method is a fast way to get into externals.
Since compiling is part of runtime, the issue of a bloated application would have to be addressed. Each app would have to contain a c/asm compiler.
Since Revolution is multi-platform, this would have to be addressed.
Besides, I paid my dues to join the Externals Club, why shouldn't everybody else? ;-)
I would also like to use Forth. :-)
I hope folks who use this would hide such code down in libraries or some place.
Given all that, I must say I like the concept in the abstract and hope there comes a way to do some of this kind of thing. I'm glad you mentioned it, Xavier. Maybe it can start out for speed optimization only on certain platforms.
Dar Scott
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