Hello, Andy Wingo <wi...@pobox.com> writes:
> The compiler is almost to the point that it can replace the interpreter, > semantically. What is needed is to read and compile toplevel definitions > one at a time, so we can e.g. change the reader, or the other dynamic > things that people expect. Then if that's the case, then we can just hit > the user with the one-time cost, for the long-term benefit. > > This would also allow us to move closer to having a single codepath, > which has its benefits, broader tail-recursion among them. Yes, that's a significant benefit. But I think we can only afford it once the compiler is sufficiently fast. IMO Guile targets short-lived programs (aka. "scripts") more than, say, Ikarus, which is why "compilation" (be it actual compilation or bare memoization) time matters. Thanks, Ludo'.
