[REBOL] Re: Is Rebol code smaler?
From: rebolinth:nodep:dds:nl at: 18-Nov-2002 20:40
HiYa Ammon,
-> This has come up several times and the reason there is no compiler is
-> because of the dynamic nature of the language. RT is working on a compile
-> function, but it will only really work with heavy number crunching.
-> Anything else done in the language is too dynamic to be compiled. ;-)
Compile function??? I think its even easier to make your own compiler :-)
combining the executable and script .r into one binary can be done !!!!
(okay okay ..its not a compile..)
The principle is easy. Have a look at FreeWrap from Tcl, they use the
Virtual Zip (yes its tcl) but it compresses the code and script into
1 file (zip finaly) ( with a little excryption ) and Voila
you have a standalown package that runs directly into memory :-)
I was just investigating if a rewrite for Rebol is an option :-)
(R)egards,
Norman.
