rodrigue@diamond.cs.yale.edu (joseph rodrigue) (03/12/91)
Hi, can someone point me to (a) a list of available Scheme compilers for the Mac Plus, and/or (b) one of said compilers. Recommendations and advice welcome. Thank you.
mikel@Apple.COM (Mikel Evins) (03/14/91)
In article <RODRIGUE.91Mar11203842@diamond.cs.yale.edu> rodrigue@diamond.cs.yale.edu (joseph rodrigue) writes: >Hi, can someone point me to (a) a list of available Scheme compilers for the >Mac Plus, and/or (b) one of said compilers. Recommendations and advice >welcome. > >Thank you. XScheme is available free. I think it's on uunet.uu.net. It's written in C, and is quite portable. It includes some object- oriented facilities. Its compiler generates byte codes, which are then interpreted. Lightship software of Beaverton Oregon supplies a couple of version of their MacScheme. The full development system is, I think, $495, and includes a very efficient native code compiler and full interfaces to the Mac Toolbox. On the other hand, I find the price a little steep considering the relative crudeness of the development environment. Apple's Common Lisp has the same price and a far superior development environment. The trade-off is that MacScheme can create a 100K application, whereas you are darn lucky to get one under 800K with Apple's Common Lisp. I have been known to prototype code in Apple's Common Lisp, using PsuedoScheme, and move it to MacScheme for compilation.
fausett@ra.radc.af.mil (Mark L. Fausett) (03/14/91)
You might also consider Brandeis (sp?) University's Gambit for the Mac - the cost is right (free) and the compiler is reputed to rank somewhere above the T compiler. The development environment is a might crude on the Mac, but there are also versions for other 680xx platforms like sun3's and NeXTen. Mark Fausett fausett@aivax.radc.af.mil (Oh, yes, look at acorn.brandeis.edu for the compiler/interpreter)
mcdougal@cs.uchicago.edu (03/19/91)
In article <50212@apple.Apple.COM> mikel@Apple.COM (Mikel Evins) writes: >Lightship software of Beaverton Oregon supplies a couple >of version of their MacScheme. The full development >system is, I think, $495, and includes a very efficient >native code compiler and full interfaces to the Mac >Toolbox. On the other hand, I find the price a little >steep considering the relative crudeness of the development >environment. You might be able to get good site-license rates. I'd be surprised if Yale didn't have a site license. I want to give a little cheer for Lightship Software, BTW, for their excellent and friendly technical support. -Tom (mcdougal@cs.uchicago.edu)