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* 2002/03/23 15:10:37 |
* 2002/03/23 15:10:37 |
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setting up this directory to encourage published personal expression. |
setting up this directory to encourage published personal expression. |
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everyone has their own style, so maybe this will be a lonely place. |
everyone has their own style, so maybe this will be a lonely place. |
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* 2002/03/27 14:11:09 |
* 2002/03/27 14:11:09 |
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libguile doc snarfing currently uses cpp and requires a C language tokenizer, |
libguile doc snarfing currently uses cpp and requires a C language |
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the latter implemented via flex. it's probably ok to install the tokenizer in |
tokenizer, the latter implemented via flex. it's probably ok to install the |
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$libexec and write scripts/read-c-source to DTRT. read-c-source needs to be |
tokenizer in $libexec and write scripts/read-c-source to DTRT. |
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extensible to support snarfing from comments (popular technique used in other |
read-c-source needs to be extensible to support snarfing from comments |
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projects). |
(popular technique used in other projects). |
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snarfing to produce guile-procedures.txt is another question. |
snarfing to produce guile-procedures.txt is another question. |
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the tokenizer might be useful to a C translator. |
the tokenizer might be useful to a C translator. |
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* 2002/04/27 18:55:48 |
* 2002/04/27 18:55:48 |
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do i want to work *with* others? yes, but only given a framework that shows |
do i want to work *with* others? yes, but only given a framework that shows |
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me that others know how to work w/ others (so that i may learn). simulated |
me that others know how to work w/ others (so that i may learn). simulated |
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annealing is certainly acceptable but then where does the fire come from? |
annealing is certainly acceptable but then where does the fire come from? |
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lines of code folded into daggers of misunderstanding, happens every time. |
lines of code folded into daggers of misunderstanding, happens every time. |
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in my mind i see the circus act w/ 3 motorcycles speeding around a 3m diameter |
in my mind i see the circus act w/ 3 motorcycles speeding around a 3m |
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cage (on the inside!) and observe the changing patterns of their motion. the |
diameter cage (on the inside!) and observe the changing patterns of their |
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riders move gravity and inertia in between their thoughts. fundamental forces |
motion. the riders move gravity and inertia in between their thoughts. |
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are traded for concentrated control of the universe. |
fundamental forces are traded for concentrated control of the universe. |
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society teaches kids to kill their keepers (who happen to be each other), |
society teaches kids to kill their keepers (who happen to be each other), |
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these days. an old tree is allergic to its outermost ring, whose pores let |
these days. an old tree is allergic to its outermost ring, whose pores let |
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through the rest of the world but not unwaveringly. as the pores close, the |
through the rest of the world but not unwaveringly. as the pores close, the |
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tree loses touch w/ reality and steeps in its poisons. it is a great sadness. |
tree loses touch w/ reality and steeps in its poisons. it is a great |
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* 2002/05/15 05:55:34 |
* 2002/05/15 05:55:34 |
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going to concentrate on 1.4.x, let experimentation continue elsewhere w/o |
going to concentrate on 1.4.x, let experimentation continue elsewhere w/o |
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further comment -- back-port the good bits ignore the rest. |
further comment -- back-port the good bits ignore the rest. |
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maybe THUD can live again. |
maybe THUD can live again. |
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* 2002/05/17 02:59:56 |
* 2002/05/17 02:59:56 |
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user-visible additions in ttn.notes are "maybe" depending on whether or not |
user-visible additions in ttn.notes are "maybe" depending on whether or not |
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guile-1.6 adopts the proposed plug-in design. basically, if yes, we have some |
guile-1.6 adopts the proposed plug-in design. basically, if yes, we have |
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slack to fix mistakes going forward and back-porting is less important than |
some slack to fix mistakes going forward and back-porting is less important |
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writing the compatibility header. if no, the "temporary" library naming |
than writing the compatibility header. if no, the "temporary" library |
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kludge is effectively guile-2.x no matter what certain committee members think |
naming kludge is effectively guile-2.x no matter what certain committee |
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(in which case, fixing that kludge in HEAD by adopting the plug-in design (or |
members think (in which case, fixing that kludge in HEAD by adopting the |
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some refinement) implies that release is guile-3.x and in the end people will |
plug-in design (or some refinement) implies that release is guile-3.x and in |
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say "avoid guile-2.x" instead of the current "avoid guile"). |
the end people will say "avoid guile-2.x" instead of the current "avoid |
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