Path: csiph.com!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Tim Rentsch Newsgroups: comp.lang.c Subject: Re: Python recompile Date: Thu, 06 Mar 2025 13:45:31 -0800 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 41 Message-ID: <86bjudvnno.fsf@linuxsc.com> References: <20250304092827.708@kylheku.com> <86frjruk1m.fsf@linuxsc.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Injection-Date: Thu, 06 Mar 2025 22:45:32 +0100 (CET) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="ca4acf898929353c6ac73f4144fd9a5d"; logging-data="3318746"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1+Ah4v2aesf0f6XezMNNo2wHG4Uvvn94N0=" User-Agent: Gnus/5.11 (Gnus v5.11) Emacs/22.4 (gnu/linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:TA5SYy+49EIekQtt8/Qs5ShCDnk= sha1:wTmlzrWUZ+trELoRMB8xJe0MkMA= Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.c:390859 bart writes: > On 05/03/2025 23:36, Tim Rentsch wrote: > >> bart writes: >> >>> On 05/03/2025 02:20, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote: >>> >>>> On Wed, 5 Mar 2025 01:20:07 +0000, bart wrote: >>>> >>>>> I maintain my own scripting language. Building it from source - on >>>>> Windows - takes 70ms: >>>> >>>> How wonderful. Does it offer Python-style features? >>> >>> No, it offers my-style features, that is, things I find useful: >>> >>> [long list of features] >> >> My understanding is that it is missing the two most important >> features of a programming language: >> >> (1) a user manual that defines and documents the language >> >> (2) an available implementation so that other people can >> use it to write programs > > The 1990s version, where it supported a substantial application, had a > 350-page manual. That one was used by other people to create add-on > products. > > But it's now a personal tool and I only have reference material for my > own use. If you post some links where I can download a current user manual and a current compiler or interpreter, I will gladly withdraw my comment. Otherwise, I stand by my comment, and see no reason to consider your alleged environment as anything other than fiction-ware.