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That’s my understanding too, which is why I wondered to what extent it’s possible. SBCL produces performant code so I am hopeful an efficient Lisp Machine could
by User23 5y ago
That’s my understanding too, which is why I wondered to what extent it’s possible. SBCL produces performant code so I am hopeful an efficient Lisp Machine could be built on x64 hardware.
- int_19h 5y agoBut if you build it on x64 hardware, then it wouldn't be a Lisp Machine pretty much by definition, no? Or do you mean a machine that boots into Lisp, effectively using it as the OS, regardless of hardware?
- User23 5y agoYeah, that's what I had in mind. With a similar userspace to the old Lisp Machines, but using the vast Linux driver ecosystem. SBCL already does an acceptable job producing x64 machine code.
- int_19h 5y agoIf it can be statically linked, it seems like you should be able to just symlink the SBCL binary to /sbin/init (or use init= boot param).