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Re:The GNU extension language by gruseom on Saturday November 26, 2011 @01:06PM (#3280301)
No, that's about writing an Elisp compiler in Guile. Yoklov was talking whether Guile itself is as suitable an extension langauge as Elisp.
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Re:The GNU extension language by p4bl0 on Saturday November 26, 2011 @05:56PM (#3280964)
Right but what if this compiler could JIT elisp to the Guile VM? It would use Guile but still be elisp compatible. Am I wrong?
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Re:The GNU extension language by gruseom on Saturday November 26, 2011 @07:10PM (#3281132)
As far as I know (but I'm not the person to ask), their goal is to swap a new (Guile-based) Elisp implementation into Emacs that is 100% compatible with existing programs. That seems like a sine qua non if their plan is to have any chance.
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