[gambit-list] planning Gambit 5

mikel evins mevins at me.com
Tue Dec 3 09:01:25 EST 2019


> On Dec 3, 2019, at 7:47 AM, Marc Feeley <feeley at iro.umontreal.ca> wrote:
> 
> Thanks to Laurent Huberdeau’s work in 2018 and Abdelhakim Qbaich’s work in 2019, the native backend for x86 has 
> advanced nicely and is currently in a usable state (it can compile most Scheme programs you throw at it).  However it is not fully integrated with the rest of the system and some primitives still rely on the C backend.  I would like the native backend to be able to compile all of the Gambit runtime system without needing the C backend as a fallback.  This goal is not high-priority currently, but if you or others are interested in helping out I can guide you on how you can contribute.

I'm interested in the advancement of the native and js backends, and would be glad to help if I can. I may have some issues scheduling enough time to contribute, but I'd certainly be interested in seeing what could be done to help out.





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