From: Tobias DiPasquale <anany@...>
Date: 2001-12-17T06:19:56+09:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:28711] Re: A byte-compiler?

Vincent Foley wrote:

> [ruby-talk:28709] A byte-compiler?
> Is what I heard true?  Will Ruby have a byte-compiler?  If so, I think
> it's very cool.  Would that be included in Ruby 2.0?
> 
> 

Rite, the semi-official name of Ruby 2.0, is supposed to be based on a 
bytecode engine. However, no one is sure when Rite will be started, let 
alone in working order. There is already a JIT compilation project for 
Ruby called Ruby-JIT, which you can find here:

http://easter.kuee.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~hiwada/ruby/rubyjit/

Hope this helps!
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Tobias DiPasquale
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