Re: Rudimentary BASIC->Guile converter

[Luca Saiu]

Richard Todd wrote:
> I've written the start of a BASIC -> Guile converter.
> [...]
>
> I don't know if I'll finish it...I guess it depends a little on
> whether anyone finds it useful.  That's why I'm posting this message.

  Don't feel depressed! :-) Your translator seems quite simple, and the 
code it generates is readable enough; I think that due to its simplicity 
it could be useful, at least as a clean example of an X-to-Scheme 
translator. Probably there aren't so many BASIC-eager hackers in the 
free software community, but a reference translator from a little 
language is something useful we still lack.
  Polish it keeping it as minimal as you can, and publish it. My two 
cents. :-)

  To the website maintainers: why don't the Guile web pages (or the 
Free Software Directory) link to all the known free software X-to-Guile 
translators, epsecially the ones implemented in Guile? Having such 
translators is an important project goal if I understand well, and 
publicizing the existing ones could stimulate other people to continue 
the work.

  Bye,

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Luca Saiu, maintainer of GNU epsilon
http://www.gnu.org/software/epsilon