wagner@bnrmtv.UUCP (09/17/87)
I while back I posted a request for information on any LISP to
C translators. I recieved a number of responses. The majority
fell into 1 of 2 categories. The first category was:
Check out Kyoto Common Lisp. They translate into C then machine code.
The second category was:
No. But if you find out anything let me know.
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It seems that the main problem with Kyoto (for this application) is
that it produces basically unreadable C code. The C code produced
it not meant to be a translation which is then maintainable. It
must be run, also, in an environment established by the Kyoto system.
(Which, I believe, is quite large).
Mark Wagner
{amdahl, hplabs}!bnrmtv!wagner
p.s. this gives me an idea for a product...wagner@bnrmtv.UUCP (09/17/87)
In article <2549@bnrmtv.UUCP>, wagner@bnrmtv.UUCP (Mark Wagner) writes: > > I while back I posted a request for information on any LISP to > C translators. I recieved a number of responses. The majority Immediately after posting this I found one response that I forgot to include. There's a company called Sapiens Software in Santa Cruz doing something related to this sort of translation but I don't know yet exactly what it is.
hart@cp1.BELL-ATL.COM (Rod Hart) (09/23/87)
Star Sapphire Common Lisp does'nt work. Beware! I have version 1.0 which looks like a beta version that cost me more than $400. The one individual I spoke to at Sapien was VERY nice, but the only help he offered was advice to wait until the next release. The problems I have are stack overflows on just about anything other thanks a few line of code (examples) I lifted from textbooks. It gets about 3/4 through the boyer benchmark suite before rolling over dead. Their idea is great but they have some real work to do. The manual is just about the worst I have seen for a package that costs anything. Some shareware documentation is far superior. I did receive a copy of Guy Steele's book "Common Lisp" with the package. My advise is to locate a satisfied user before you put your money down. I am in limbo waiting for something that I can use. -- Signed by: Rod Hart (WA3MEZ) Minicomputer Technical Support District Chesapeake & Potomac Tel. Co. - A Bell Atlantic Company bellcore!cp1!hart - aplcen!cp1!hart - mimsy!cp1!hart - gamma!cp1!hart