Re: [Python-Dev] Python Specializing Compiler
On Tue, 26 Jun 2001, Paul Prescod wrote:
Armin Rigo wrote:
I am considering using GNU Lightning to produce code from the Psyco compiler. (...)
Core Python has no GPLed components. I would hate to have you put in a bunch of work worthy of inclusion in core Python to see it rejected on those grounds.
Good remark. Anyone else has comments about this ? Psyco would probably not be part of the core Python, but only an extension module; but your objection is nevertheless valid. Any alternatives ? I am considering a more theoretical approach, based on Tunes (http://tunes.org) as mentionned in Psyco's readme file, but this would take a lot more time -- althought it might give much more impressive results. Armin.
RIGO Armin wrote:
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I am considering a more theoretical approach, based on Tunes (http://tunes.org) as mentionned in Psyco's readme file, but this would take a lot more time -- althought it might give much more impressive results.
If you are thinking about incorporating some ideas from Tunes that's one thing. But if you want to use their code I would ask "what code?" I have heard about Tunes for several years now and not seen any visible forward progress. See also: http://tunes.org/Tunes-FAQ-6.html#ss6.2 -- Take a recipe. Leave a recipe. Python Cookbook! http://www.ActiveState.com/pythoncookbook
Hello Paul, On Wed, 27 Jun 2001, Paul Prescod wrote:
If you are thinking about incorporating some ideas from Tunes that's one thing. But if you want to use their code I would ask "what code?" I have heard about Tunes for several years now and not seen any visible forward progress.
Yes, I know this. I am myself a (recent) member of the Tunes project, and have made Tunes' goals mine. Armin
Good remark. Anyone else has comments about this ?
Not really, except to emphasize that inclusion of GPL'ed code in core Python is indeed a no-no. --Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/)
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