Re: "I have a dream"

From: Robert Seeger (robert_at_rkseeger.net)
Date: 08/17/04 

Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2004 19:45:20 GMT

To give en example of why its not possible, try to bytecode the following:
> gets stdin line
> eval $line

Basically, Tcl cannot exist w/o the ability to parse/interpret itself.

Robert Seeger

Michael Schlenker wrote:
> USCode wrote:
[snip]
>> - Bytecodes only interpreter: A version of the Tcl interpreter that
>> executes bytecodes only. No compiler needed, your bytecodes only are
>> wrapped into the executable.
>
> This is impossible due to the nature of the tcl interpreter...
>
> There are some improvements for startup time and modularization coming,
> the Tcl modules tip is being voted (or has voting already finished?)
>
> Michael

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