From: Charles Hixson Date: 2004-03-01T04:40:58+09:00 Subject: Re: Ruby Compiler [was Introducing myself and my interest in ruby] Curt Hibbs wrote: >Hal Fulton wrote: > > >>Mark Hubbart wrote: >> >> >> >>>Indeed, it does :) I wasn't thinking so much of translation to C, but >>>that would probably be much easier, and would be *much* better >>> >>> >>than not >> >> >>>having anything. And, it could pave the way for modifying a C compiler >>>to support the subset. (I hope I'm not being completely naive :) >>> >>>If there *was* a compiler, then it would be perfect for projects like >>>Rubyx and ROS. It would make it so that more people would be able to >>>participate, since they could leverage their Ruby skills towards the >>>project. >>> >>> >>Mark, >> >>... >> >Or, how about instead of doing a compiler to emit machine code for some >particular architecture, instead do it to emit byte codes for the Parrot VM? > >In other words, join the Cardinal project and help it to forge ahead! > >Curt > You mean like, say, a Ruby to MIX converter? Less humorously, is cardinal moving forwards? I so rarely hear anything even about Parrot that I was rather doubting this.