I like the idea of a scheme like this.
On Oct 8, 2012, at 1:44 AM, Jonathan Fischer Friberg <odysso...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > In my opinion, cross-compiler projects is way too complicated to pull off. > When they really shouldn't be. > Therefore, I'm proposing the following file ending scheme: > > .clj - detected by all compilers. In a cross-compiler project, .clj files > contains code not specific to the compiler. > > .cljj - detected by the jvm compiler, contains jvm specific code. > > .cljs - detected by clojurescript, contains clojurescript specific code. > > .cljclr - detected by clojureCLR, ... > > and so on. > > It's important to note that the actual content of the files is not checked. > That is, a .clj file can still > contain compiler-specific code. > Moreover, the point of this scheme is not the actual file endings, but the > fact that each compiler has it's own file ending in addition to .clj. > > The advantages of this scheme are: > > 1. Cross-compiler code becomes ridiculously easy to separate. Say you want to > draw something on-screen, using java2D in the jvm, and a canvas in javascript. > Then simply create a draw.cljj file for the java2D code, and a draw.cljs file > for the canvas code. Easy! > > 2. Backwards-compatible with most existing projects. > Since .clj is still detected by all compilers, and .cljs is detected by > clojurescript, existing projects will still be correctly detected and > compiled. > > > So, what do you think? > > Jonathan > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Clojure" group. > To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com > Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with your > first post. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with your first post. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en
