[gambit-list] [ANN] Gambit-C v4.6.3 released

Mikael mikael.rcv at gmail.com
Thu Jan 19 15:40:56 EST 2012


Would be nice if asm-generated code can be GC:d as other objects.

2012/1/19 Marc Feeley <feeley at iro.umontreal.ca>

>
> On 2012-01-19, at 1:47 PM, mikel evins wrote:
>
> >
> > On Jan 18, 2012, at 9:55 PM, Marc Feeley wrote:
> >
> >> One of the important new features of Gambit-C is an X86 assembler which
> allows generating machine code on the fly and executing it, without the
> need for an external assembler.  This is one of the important pieces of the
> X86 backend for Gambit that I have been working on recently.  I also have
> an ARM assembler in the works, but it is not in this release.
> >
> > I look forward to using a Gambit that is capable of native, incremental,
> in-RAM compilation.
> >
> > I hope you plan to retain the C backend indefinitely as well. We're
> using Gambit for some iOS products, and Apple will not allow an in-RAM
> compiler to work on iOS, so we will perforce have to depend upon the C
> backend for iOS products.
>
> The C backend will definitely stay.  I see it as the "portable" backend
> which works on just about any platform with a decent C compiler.
>
> The infrastructure I am building will support native incremental
> compilation.  It will also be possible to use the X86 and ARM backends to
> statically generate an executable (like the C backend).  On iOS it will
> thus be possible to compile and application to ARM code and publish it like
> any other app on the App store.
>
> At least that's the plan.
>
> Marc
>
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