From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: MJ Ray Newsgroups: gmane.lisp.guile.user Subject: Re: Stupid module and pregexp questions Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2003 22:06:30 -0000 Sender: guile-user-bounces+guile-user=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Message-ID: References: <877k9eobcv.fsf@raven.i.defaultvalue.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org X-Trace: main.gmane.org 1051654250 22725 80.91.224.249 (29 Apr 2003 22:10:50 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@main.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2003 22:10:50 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: guile-user-bounces+guile-user=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Wed Apr 30 00:10:43 2003 Return-path: Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 19AdFu-0005YO-00 for ; Wed, 30 Apr 2003 00:07:18 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.10.13) id 19AdEm-0004pU-01 for guile-user@m.gmane.org; Tue, 29 Apr 2003 18:06:08 -0400 Original-Received: from list by monty-python.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.10.13) id 19AdEP-0004pC-00 for guile-user@gnu.org; Tue, 29 Apr 2003 18:05:45 -0400 Original-Received: from mail by monty-python.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.10.13) id 19AdEN-0004p0-00 for guile-user@gnu.org; Tue, 29 Apr 2003 18:05:43 -0400 Original-Received: from colossus.systems.pipex.net ([62.241.160.73]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.10.13) id 19AdEM-0004ou-00 for guile-user@gnu.org; Tue, 29 Apr 2003 18:05:42 -0400 Original-Received: from bouncing.localnet (81-86-163-141.dsl.pipex.com [81.86.163.141]) by colossus.systems.pipex.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id F26F01600006D for ; Tue, 29 Apr 2003 23:05:40 +0100 (BST) Original-Received: by bouncing.localnet (Postfix, from userid 9) id D65725B582; Tue, 29 Apr 2003 23:06:30 +0100 (BST) Original-Received: from 127.0.0.1 by 127.0.0.1 with nntp; 29 Apr 2003 23:06:30 BST Original-To: guile-user@gnu.org User-Agent: slrn/0.9.7.4 (Linux) Original-NNTP-Posting-Host: 127.0.0.1 X-BeenThere: guile-user@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1b5 Precedence: list List-Id: General Guile related discussions List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: List-Unsubscribe: , Errors-To: guile-user-bounces+guile-user=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.lisp.guile.user:1873 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.lisp.guile.user:1873 Robert Uhl wrote: > That's useful for some things (when the developer writes the regexps), > but for others it's not so good, e.g. when the _user_ writes the > regexps. The user probably wants whatever he's locally used to... Basic, Extended, Perl, ... this probably is general, not just ours. > And then, of course, there's the issue of speed. Regexps are used for > enough processing that IMHO they must be matched by compiled, not > interpreted, code or they risk being unacceptably slow. [...] Compiled code is just interpreted code at a different level, surely? A good optimisation will often beat dropping down levels, and scheme allows easier optimisation while avoiding some typical errors. Do the minimum directly in C, IMHO. -- MJR http://mjr.towers.org.uk/ IM: slef@jabber.at This is my home web site. This for Jabber Messaging. How's my writing? Let me know via any of my contact details. _______________________________________________ Guile-user mailing list Guile-user@gnu.org http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/guile-user