Re: [Axiom-developer] [build-improvements] Requests for discussion

[Gabriel Dos Reis]

Cliff Yapp <address@hidden> writes:


[...]

| > | In a way, it's the same problem Tim faced with Axiom being needed to
| > | build Axiom.  The only way out was (and still is) to have some files in
| > | lisp present, to teach lisp to read and understand BOOT and SPAD.  Same
| > | deal here.
| >
| > That is a good recipe for maintenance nightmarre -- recent debates about
| > redundant boot anyone?  There ought to be a better way to deal with it.
| 
| I think the way out is clear - put all of the low level logic in Lisp, and 
the 
| high level logic in Aldor (or SPAD, until Aldor is available).

Unfortunately, I don't have an infinite amount of time to wait.  The
time I'm investing now, I'm expecting it to pay off when I tell
students "go and fetch Axiom" and "follow standard installation", or
when I eventually succeed in convincing some linux distros to have
Axiom in their baskets too.

[...]

| Anyway.  Interesting to think about, and maybe even practical, but
| that's for later.

Yes.

| Right now, THANK YOU Gabriel for making a configure/make/make install 
| routine for Axiom!!!

You're welcome.



-- Gaby