Introducing Huemul

[Sebastian Sastre]

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> De: exupery-bounces at lists.squeakfoundation.org 
> [mailto:exupery-bounces at lists.squeakfoundation.org] En nombre de sig
> Enviado el: Jueves, 24 de Mayo de 2007 09:56
> Para: Discussion about Exupery a native code compiler.
> Asunto: Re: Introducing Huemul
> 
> Good! Your reply shows me that i may not vorry about this.
> 
> Then i would ask you about design of your VM architecture.
> Its better to start from a clean view, that everything in VM 
> could be changed at some point.
> And changed by programmer using smalltalk, not C or other 
> external tools.

Sig, in general I agree with your position. The problem is costs to generate
independece from those external tools in an equalized proportion to our
communuty effort capability. How many optimizations the gcc are able to do?
Now.. how many smalltalkers has experience with compilers and can develop
the same degree of funcionality? How many of those can dedicate the hours
that it'll require? And don't misundertood me, I'm not beign pesisimistinc,
I'm beign realistic here. Until a .mzc with that compiler is available for
squeak maybe the use of gcc to produce the result is the way to materialize
results. It's 'changing the tire in a running car'. For sustainable projects
we can't 'stop the car'. Otherwise people will easily be demotivated and
efforts become quickly diluted.

cheers,

Sebastian