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[Axiom-developer] src/interp/g-boot.boot


From: Gabriel Dos Reis
Subject: [Axiom-developer] src/interp/g-boot.boot
Date: 12 Oct 2006 21:18:27 +0200

Tim --

  The file g-boot.boot (and similar ones from src/interp/) contains a
cache of the translated code to Common Lisp, with the note:

   Note that the {\bf g-boot.boot.pamphlet} file contains both the
   original {\bf boot} code and a saved copy of the {\bf g-boot.clisp}
   code. We need to keep the translated code around so we can bootstrap
   the system. In other words, we need this boot code translated so we
   can build the boot translator.


However, the comment is not accurate because, in the build process we
ahev already built bootsys (from src/boot) and that does not involve
g-boot.boot.  

My suspicion is that g-boot.boot is probably for old boot.
Its Common Lisp cache can be safely deleted, as bootsys from src/boot
translates that file without any trouble.  That would be less "cruft"
to retain in the repo -- and it leads to less confusion.

-- Gaby




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