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So, it might please you to read that there is a slow but steady process to replace elisp by Guile: https://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/GuileEmacs https://www.emacs
by jnxx 6y ago
So, it might please you to read that there is a slow but steady process to replace elisp by Guile:
https://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/GuileEmacs https://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/GuileEmacs
And to me, this is a indication of a solid foundation: That you can swap out some base infrastructure for another when you need to, without messing everything up. (Another example is that Racket was switching the core implemenation to be based on Chez scheme, which compiles to native code).
- jml7c5 6y agoIt's possible my information is out of date, but I am under the impression that guile-emacs development stalled five years ago.
- jnxx 6y agoHere is a description of the current situation: https://old.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/equuct/i_would_help_fund_the_development_of_guile_emacs/fexumlf/ https://old.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/equuct/i_would_help_... https://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/GuileEmacs#toc1 https://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/GuileEmacs#toc1
- jml7c5 6y agoI think that confirms my suspicion. Even the guile-emacs in guix is based on a commit from 2015-05-12.