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Re: [Axiom-developer] Re: libaxiom.a


From: Camm Maguire
Subject: Re: [Axiom-developer] Re: libaxiom.a
Date: 22 Mar 2006 15:43:31 -0500
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Greetings!

"Bill Page" <address@hidden> writes:

> Ralf,
> 
> On March 22, 2006 6:18 AM you wrote:

> > I somehow think that providing (symbolic) libraries (besides 
> > the Axiom we have) is just another way to bring symbolic
> > computation to a broader public. Is that such a bad idea?
> 
> That is a good idea. It should be made easier to use Axiom
> in this way, i.e. via an application programmer interface
> (API). Right now it is possible to do this via socket calls.
> This is how Hyperdoc communicates with Axiom. A library that
> makes this transparent or which eliminates the sockets and
> calls GCL directly would be very nice. GCL has a foreign
> function interface and I think it should be possible to use
> this in reverse.

Where did that mini-webserver-in-lisp project wind up again?  Please
excuse my forgetfulness.

Take care,

-- 
Camm Maguire                                            address@hidden
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