From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: David Tolpin Message-Id: <200403051224.i25COrHk009351@adat.davidashen.net> To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu Subject: RE: [9fans] fp stack overflow -- hypot In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=KOI8-R Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2004 16:24:53 +0400 Topicbox-Message-UUID: 17ac46b6-eacd-11e9-9e20-41e7f4b1d025 > > Yes, we could remove ape from plan 9 now, > if someone cares to port the remaining ape-using > programs to pure plan 9 - I'd be happy to see that. I trust your experience and philosophy; however, with the very purpose of converting non plan9 programs to plan9 layout (mk instead of make, and posix source or native APIs), one could consider keeping APE. Ape helps eat an elephant -- one bite at a time. If one is able to compile a program under ape, and make it run, he has a value under Plan9 he may wish to increase by continuing development in Plan9 enviroment with Plan9 tools. If one has to spend that effort just to initially get the value he has on many other platforms, he will simply use it elsewhere. David Tolpin