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revision 1.5 by ttn, Fri May 17 10:31:05 2002 UTC revision 1.6 by ttn, Sun May 19 20:49:34 2002 UTC
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1  -*- outline -*-                                          -*- mode:outline; fill-prefix:"  " -*-
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3  * 2002/03/23 15:10:37  * 2002/03/23 15:10:37
4    
5  setting up this directory to encourage published personal expression.    setting up this directory to encourage published personal expression.
6  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.
7    
8  * 2002/03/27 14:11:09  * 2002/03/27 14:11:09
9    
10  libguile doc snarfing currently uses cpp and requires a C language tokenizer,    libguile doc snarfing currently uses cpp and requires a C language
11  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
12  $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.
13  extensible to support snarfing from comments (popular technique used in other    read-c-source needs to be extensible to support snarfing from comments
14  projects).    (popular technique used in other projects).
15    
16  snarfing to produce guile-procedures.txt is another question.    snarfing to produce guile-procedures.txt is another question.
17    
18  the tokenizer might be useful to a C translator.    the tokenizer might be useful to a C translator.
19    
20  * 2002/04/27 18:55:48  * 2002/04/27 18:55:48
21    
22  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
23  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
24  annealing is certainly acceptable but then where does the fire come from?    annealing is certainly acceptable but then where does the fire come from?
25  lines of code folded into daggers of misunderstanding, happens every time.    lines of code folded into daggers of misunderstanding, happens every time.
26    
27  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
28  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
29  riders move gravity and inertia in between their thoughts.  fundamental forces    motion.  the riders move gravity and inertia in between their thoughts.
30  are traded for concentrated control of the universe.    fundamental forces are traded for concentrated control of the universe.
31    
32  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),
33  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
34  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
35  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
36      sadness.
37    
38  * 2002/05/15 05:55:34  * 2002/05/15 05:55:34
39    
40  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
41  further comment -- back-port the good bits ignore the rest.    further comment -- back-port the good bits ignore the rest.
42    
43  maybe THUD can live again.    maybe THUD can live again.
44    
45  * 2002/05/17 02:59:56  * 2002/05/17 02:59:56
46    
47  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
48  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
49  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
50  writing the compatibility header.  if no, the "temporary" library naming    than writing the compatibility header.  if no, the "temporary" library
51  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
52  (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
53  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
54  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
55      guile").

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