mayne@VSSERV.SCRI.FSU.EDU (William (Bill) Mayne) (09/01/90)
I should note that many of the things I would use Rexx for don't involve system dependent interfaces. I like it as a general purpose language, especially for manipulating symbolic data. Many of my Rexx programs never submit a command to the operating system or other environment. That being the case, I am interested in C source code (preferably partedly maintained through lex and yacc) for at least a subset Rexx interpreter. This could then be compiled on any Unix system. Preferably there should be some hooks to add system dependent stuff, but as I said, just being able to use Rexx as an alternative to awk for some jobs would be nice. Has anyone seen such a beast? If none exists in the public domain I may try to develop one, time permitting. Any suggestions or collaborators? What features do you think would be most important for such a portable Rexx, given that the full blown language may be too much to take on? Want to push for GNU-Rexx?
QQ11@LIVERPOOL.AC.UK (09/04/90)
In article <604@sun13.scri.fsu.edu>, mayne@VSSERV.SCRI.FSU.EDU (William (Bill) Mayne) says: > .... >Has anyone seen such a beast? If none exists in the public domain >I may try to develop one, time permitting. Any suggestions or >collaborators? What features do you think would be most important >for such a portable Rexx, given that the full blown language may >be too much to take on? Want to push for GNU-Rexx? No PD version of REXX exists. If it did, I'd be using it, along with many others!!!! As for 'pushing' for GNU-Rexx, I don't think you'll get any resources, FSF depends heavily on volunteer programmers (like you?). I wish you well. Alan Thew (UREXX-L list owner) University of Liverpool Computer Laboratory Bitnet/Earn: QQ11@LIVERPOOL.AC.UK or QQ11%UK.AC.LIVERPOOL @ UKACRL UUCP : ....!mcsun!ukc!liv!qq11 Voice: +44 51 794 3735 Internet : QQ11@LIVERPOOL.AC.UK or QQ11%LIVERPOOL.AC.UK @ NSFNET-RELAY.AC.UK