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Why the need for another new language? Why not just use Guile or Scheme instead?
by spacesuitman2 8y ago
Why the need for another new language? Why not just use Guile or Scheme instead?
- k__ 8y agoProbably the same reason why Guile or Scheme didn't get as wide-spread as other languages in general.
- adev_ 8y agoBecause nobody want to program in (((( Guile )))), to the point that even GDB disable its support as extension language.
- spacesuitman2 8y agoHowever undesirable it appears at first, it does prevent the creation of an infinite number of new, incompatible languages. Config languages tend toward turing completeness and just become turing tarpits. That's why I'm asking about using a Lisp which is extendable to its problem domain. Source on gdb disabling it? Just writing `gr` in gdb enters the guile repl.
- adev_ 8y agoIt has been disable by default and is not even compiled-in anymore on all major linux distributions ( RHEL, Debian, ubuntu ). >(gdb) gr Guile scripting is not supported in this copy of GDB.
- spacesuitman2 8y agoWhat's your version? I'm on 8.2
- dorfsmay 8y agoAnd what would that be? Because it is lispy? Or because of the restrictive GNU licenses?