My guess is that a simple translator would be nearly
as effective as the current (extremely complicated) one.
And maybe 1/10 the size. And easier to debug.
I am advocating a total rewrite rather than a revision.
RJF
Robert Dodier wrote:
> On 12/2/05, Raymond Toy wrote:
>
>
>>I guess that depends on whether people want to be able to translate
>>the code. Presumably, this would help speed up maxima code, without
>>forcing the user to rewrite everything in Lisp himself.
>
>
> i certainly agree translation is a useful and desirable capability,
> even in this era of faster computers; people always want to
> handle bigger and bigger problems.
> i'm hoping that someone will take on the task of revising
> the translation code -- we'll all be grateful for that.
> it's not a small job, though.
>
> robert dodier
>
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