[Python-3000] Make it easier to port to small devices.

[Neal Norwitz]

Blake,

What problems did you have?  There is a patch or two up on SF that
address some of the issues.

I know of some problems, but we don't have a volunteer to work on
these issues.  So if you could be that volunteer, maybe we could solve
this problem.  Not for 3.0 in the future, but for 2.5 today.

Cheers,
n
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On 4/27/06, Blake Winton <bwinton at latte.ca> wrote:
> Specifically, I'm thinking of the 300MHz Palm TX sitting on the table
> beside me, which should be more than powerful enough to run Python, but
> in general I think it should be easier to cross-compile Python for new
> architectures.  I've taken a stab at it, and perhaps it's because I
> don't have enough experience porting large projects, but it turned out
> to be a non-starter for me.  It might be worth talking to the Nokia and
> Pippy people to see what the major challenges were, and how we could
> make it easier for them.
>
> I see smaller devices as a new field, without much competition from
> other languages, in which Python could come to dominate.  (Python on the
> Palm at least exists, even if it is based on 1.5.  I haven't heard
> anything about anyone attempting to put Ruby on a Palm.)
>
> Thanks,
> Blake.
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