Small languages (was Re: Lua, Lunatic and Python

[Charles Steinkuehler]

Stephen J. Bevan wrote:
> Charles Steinkuehler <charles at steinkuehler.net> writes:

>> Using a forth-based solution to create the root ramdisk image would
>> drastically reduce the footprint of the initial ramdisk image, remove
>> reliance on a particular C runtime library (allowing folks to build
>> runtime root images based on uClibc, glibc, or whatever), and provide a
>> *VERY* powerful yet tiny runtime scripting/programming language for
>> extending the system.
> 
> IMHO what drastically reduces the footprint is not using glibc at all.

Which is why I think that a small Forth kernel talking directly to the 
linux kernel is the best solution.

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Charles Steinkuehler
charles at steinkuehler.net