[gambit-list] Information about the Gambit-C Javascript Backend

[Marc Feeley]

You should look at this recent thread: https://mailman.iro.umontreal.ca/pipermail/gambit-list/2019-July/009103.html

Marc



> On Jul 19, 2019, at 6:43 AM, Paulo Silva Filho <paulosfilho at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Sires,
> 
> I've been looking for a Scheme->Javascript compiler, and I've made small tests on Gambit-C, based on these links:
> 
> https://mailman.iro.umontreal.ca/pipermail/gambit-list/2015-January/007723.html
> 
> https://gambit-list.iro.umontreal.narkive.com/JUxGilJn/javascript-backend
> 
> The only thing I'm looking for is how to communicate from Javascript functions to Scheme functions and vice-versa.
> 
> Unfortunately, I didn't make it work, based on the links above.
> 
> I tried to use the the ##inline-host-expression and ##inline-host-statement as shown in the links above, but the compiled code didn't find these functions (or macros, I don't know exacly these calls are implemented).
> 
> I tried the Javascript backend on Windows, using Gambit v4.6.6, and it compiled the sample code and has executed it. On Linux, I didn't made it get executed.
> 
> Since the JS Backend is not documented, I don't know how to proceed, and to find any information using Google has been very difficult.
> 
> Is there some more up to date information about how to build a simple Javascript program, with javascript code interaction somewhere? Or can you provide me some instructions?
> 
> Thank you in advance.
> 
> -- 
> Paulo Silva Filho
> 
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