hugh@censor.UUCP (Hugh Gamble) (12/04/88)
I'm determined to get a full Common LISP interpreter/compiler/environment on the Amiga. I'm looking for one to port. I'm aware of the market limitations, and am doing the port primarily for my own use, but would certainly like to see it made publicly available when it's done. Distribution arrangements will depend somewhat on the source. If I port a commercial LISP, it will stay commercial, in line with the other ports of that implementation. If I port from a freeware source, I may (either wish to or have to) distribute it as shareware. I would like to make it runnable from both AmigaDOS & Amiga Unix, so the constraints on the source are that it should be C code, not heavily Unix or other OS dependent, and produce a system capable of running in less than 9M RAM in an MMUless environment. The suitability for porting an existing, or adding a new, windowed, menu user interface is also important. Please mail me if you own an implementation fitting the description above and are interested in discussing arrangements for an Amiga port, or if you have any information that might point me to one. I may do some of the development unders Sys V Unix, and I can work with Quarter inch tape, or if necessary 1/2 inch tapes. Thanks for any assistance. -- | Hugh D. Gamble (416) 581-4354 {lsuc, utzoo}!censor!hugh (Std. Disclaimers) | I can push any computer to its limits. | Any computer can push me to *my* limits.
jbn@glacier.STANFORD.EDU (John B. Nagle) (12/05/88)
Why not port KCL? It's public domain, full Common Lisp, will run in well under 9MB (3MB is probably enough, maybe 2 with some work) and is straightforward to port, since the compiler generates C. John Nagle