From: Brown, Dr N. <Nig...@qm...> - 2008-02-04 01:07:35
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> Date: Sun, 3 Feb 2008 21:46:03 +0200 > From: "Nikodemus Siivola" <nik...@ra...> > Subject: Re: [Sbcl-devel] Windows 2nd class citizen > To: " Johann H?chtl " <joh...@my...> > Cc: sbc...@li... > Message-ID: > <633...@ma...> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=3DUTF-8 >=20 > On 2/3/08, Johann H?chtl <joh...@my...> wrote: > > Are the developers of SBCL short on windows knowledge? As I can do=20 > > nothing about it (me not a 'hacker'), I am somewhat unfortune, as I=20 > > would like to use it on Windows. > > > > Especially the IO layer is laging behind, to many #-windows > > > > I run Linux as well but my work place is a MS-Windows world! >=20 > Windows is a second class citizen for SBCL currently, yes. >=20 > What it needs is people who use Windows working on it: we=20 > have largely a clear idea what needs to be done next,=20 Would you like to give a few sentences on where you feel the windows port needs most immediate work? Then windows users could look toward seeing if tackling that area was within their expertise (or potential to learn enough once a target area is known). I'd like to build up enough windows background to help with sbcl but would need to educate myself I'm sure. On linux a git pull, build, and test is super easy. Getting windows builds that easy would be a start. My interest is common lisp as a language to develop plug-ins for windows graphics programs (probably via python glue). Nigel |