Re: [9fans] Writing device drivers

["Federico Benavento" <benavento@gmail.com>]

I don't know if this is what you're talking about, but
you might take a look at /n/sources/contrib/fgb/js.tgz
is a native (not ape) port of mozilla's js engine:
http://www.mozilla.org/js/spidermonkey/


On 4/15/06, erik quanstrom <quanstro@quanstro.net> wrote:
> this isn't a list of neat little projects.
> most of these are very time consuming and/or difficult.
> (allowing win to set the scratch flag notwithstanding.)
>
> one project not on the list i've been talking a look at is
> javascript.  but holy phd-dissertations, batman.  implementing
> js looks to be about as much code as cc+libc.  it's astonishing
> that it was implemented to be simple and easy for non-professionals.
>
> then there's the fact that the language is as goofy as it gets.
> here's an example from the ecma-262 documentation, page 87:
>
>         [these] produce the same result:
>
>                 new Function("a", "b", "c", "return a+b+c")
>                 new Function("a, b, c", "return a+b+c")
>                 new Function("a, b", "c", "return a+b+c")
>
> they also go on for a page and a half on the special rules
> for free ';'s.
>
> - erik
>
> On Sat Apr 15 09:17:19DT 2006, anothy@gmail.com wrote:
> > the wiki has a todo page
> > (http://cm.bell-labs.com/wiki/plan9/TODO/index.html) with some
> > proposed and ongoing projects. it's regularly out-of-date.
>


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Federico G. Benavento