From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Miles Bader Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: advice needed for multi-threading patch Date: Sat, 29 Aug 2009 08:54:24 +0900 Message-ID: References: <5C8D2D84-C4B5-47A2-8392-370D7C3651CF@raeburn.org> <24F68B6C-96CD-4360-86E2-B0B2597B1633@raeburn.org> <87fxbbll61.fsf@mail.jurta.org> <8763c7lh4p.fsf@catnip.gol.com> <87k50nh6ax.fsf@mail.jurta.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1251503705 12550 80.91.229.12 (28 Aug 2009 23:55:05 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2009 23:55:05 +0000 (UTC) Cc: Tom Tromey , Ken Raeburn , Emacs development discussions To: Juri Linkov Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sat Aug 29 01:54:57 2009 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1MhBHV-0001jB-4e for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sat, 29 Aug 2009 01:54:57 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:40192 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1MhBHU-0003Qd-Jn for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Fri, 28 Aug 2009 19:54:56 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1MhBHO-0003QR-R2 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 28 Aug 2009 19:54:50 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1MhBHJ-0003Pk-RG for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 28 Aug 2009 19:54:49 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=39017 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1MhBHJ-0003Ph-Mn for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 28 Aug 2009 19:54:45 -0400 Original-Received: from mail-ew0-f211.google.com ([209.85.219.211]:59311) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1MhBHJ-0005X4-6Q for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 28 Aug 2009 19:54:45 -0400 Original-Received: by ewy7 with SMTP id 7so2512583ewy.31 for ; Fri, 28 Aug 2009 16:54:44 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:sender:received:in-reply-to :references:from:date:x-google-sender-auth:message-id:subject:to:cc :content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=+9KUnbJmfyFg69uxOzV1FP0nQmTciszaQHL0q+BD90Y=; b=cyWH0cPIAiQDBua0ddMn9Pvf0WdLgGCKXkKcvabeoKVoyREjTB8B5hC/6PlxCH/HEi 8Bk2Mb8QLOJ9CAYaNyIzAaABqhO50bzWxAdAutLoKoYQfctsvQtz6kKl07rJyOZhSZIp YYHUHDqT70zMUjaQwiHI1uGPiFC4LVK/2Q/ig= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:from:date :x-google-sender-auth:message-id:subject:to:cc:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; b=pN0etGJzocLaLRzPG+RZCdXUY8akSLNWB711eJ3NbsJO3JGSGZT21pssuWtyvlYlEN LD6toke5BBPjljy2sb9pEw0BvKBK4313i5ijOp4HklreDAGELQdNU150TbD9pQTk0BXr f1QhJYnqWUm2A8Denf/T5K9C3caSiU2YUQ4nY= Original-Received: by 10.210.96.2 with SMTP id t2mr1990940ebb.36.1251503684122; Fri, 28 Aug 2009 16:54:44 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <87k50nh6ax.fsf@mail.jurta.org> X-Google-Sender-Auth: 61f65834adce3aee X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 2) X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:114799 Archived-At: On Sat, Aug 29, 2009 at 8:27 AM, Juri Linkov wrote: >> There are a huge number of scheme implementations now; even thinking >> just about scheme, is guile still competitive? > > Among all Scheme implementations Guile is in the same position > as bzr among all DVCSs - it is the "official" selection for the > GNU project. I'm not asking about labels, I'm asking about merit. >>> and the only serious contender is Clojure that could integrate >>> with Emacs the same way as it does with Java. >> >> Why? =A0There are tons of random little languages around now, > > Clojure is a little language with a big impact. Clojure has been very hyped, but it's still far from clear it will have any lasting impact. Anyway, clojure (or at least its engine) has merit, but it seems very premature to call it "the only serious contender." -Miles --=20 Do not taunt Happy Fun Ball.