From: Mark Date: 2004-02-21T03:51:49+09:00 Subject: Re: Ruby to Parrot compiler Mark wrote: > Phil Tomson wrote: > >> Mark wrote in message >> news:<4035121F.6040308@yahoo.co.uk>... >> >> >>> Is there anyone working on a compiler for compiling Ruby code to >>> work on parrot? >>> >>> The latest effort Cardinal seemed to die off before it got started, >>> presumably due to the immaturity of Parrot. >>> >>> However version 0.1.0 of Parrot is set to be released on the 29th of >>> this month wich should include support for objects, so this seems to >>> be the ideal time to get a compiler project started up. >>> >> >> >> So they're promising object support at the end of the month? I've >> heard this for almost two years now. I'll believe it when I see it. >> >> >> > AFAIK, The spec for the object support has been written and Dan has > promised to check a basic implementation in to the source tree in time > for the feature freeze monday. > >>> Cardinal was set up on Savannah but this seems to be a perfect >>> project to start up on Rubyforge. >>> >>> Is anyone else interested in this? >>> >>> >> >> >> I'm very interested in this. I was the one who setup the project at >> Savannah (now I don't even know where I put the passwords for it, it's >> been so long ago). I definately want to see a Ruby front-end for >> Parrot. Back when I started the project I wasn't working. Since then >> I've been going to grad school and more recently I've gotten a job and >> I'm still going to grad school so I really don't have a lot of time to >> commit to this. >> >> Please feel free start a Cardinal project on Rubyforge. Even if >> Object support in Parrot doesn't come out this month, it will >> _eventually_ happen(at least I hope so :). In the meantime there are >> lots of other tasks that could be done. The foremost being that we >> need a good parser for Ruby (Cardinal isn't the only project that >> needs this). I just saw another post that mentioned Ripper again. >> Might be worth a try. There's also Ruth. At any rate, I think the >> main focus right now needs to be on the frontend until the backend >> issues (object support in Parrot) are ironed out. >> >> >> > I've tried out Ripper and it seems to be very close to what we need > for a front end. Though I'll also take a look at Ruth. > Does anyone know where I can find Ruth? I've tried looking on Rubyforge and RAA but haven't been able to find it. Thanks in Advance. > Mark Sparshatt > >