RE: [Axiom-developer] sbcl and Axiom

[Page, Bill]

On Tuesday, July 25, 2006 9:31 PM C Y wrote:
> ... 
> > > It occurrs to me that this might be a waste of time,
> > > particularly if the interp directory code contains all of
> > > the functionality in boot aside from translating boot code
> > > to cl.  I think this is the case but before I throw out my
> > > current work - is the boot directory in fact entirely
> > > redundant functionality wise?
> > > 
> > Bill Page wrote:
> > Gee, what could have given you that idea??
> 
> The axiom_cmu.tgz archive does not contain the boot directory.

Thank you for continuing to look into this.

> ...
> Bill Page wrote:  
> > No the boot directory is not redundant.
> > 

I was wrong.

> Bill Page wrote:
> > Yes you need to compile boot first before you can compile
> > anything from interp.
>

I was wrong again.
 
> Bill Page wrote: 
> > No the interp directory code does not contain all of the
> > functionality of boot (nor any of the functionality of boot
> > for that matter).
> 
> Hmm.  OK :-).

You are so nice, but I was wrong again...

> Bill Page wrote:
> > No what you have been doing so far is not a waste of time.
> > However, I think you should be using the make process as
> > defined in the current Axiom makefiles first before trying
> > to change things in a radical manner.
> 

Yes, I admit it. Even this was rather bad advice.

Regards,
Bill Page.