From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v606) In-Reply-To: References: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Message-Id: <52739892-30AB-11D8-A6EC-000A95C53D8A@suspicious.org> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: suspect@suspicious.org Subject: Re: [9fans] fortune-worthy To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2003 11:08:58 -0500 Topicbox-Message-UUID: a77ee9b6-eacc-11e9-9e20-41e7f4b1d025 On Dec 17, 2003, at 12:41 AM, Russ Cox wrote: > > inferno can't run unix c programs. That's a point, though many would admit for writing new applications, many would prefer to write them in Limbo (and know they will be available on other platforms too), than to write them from scratch in C. The effort to be put into, say, a web browser (to pick a recent example) is one case. For already existing applications, there is the C to Limbo translator, and then there is : ; date Wed Dec 17 16:01:10 GMT 2003 ; bind -a '#*myrmigki' /dev ; cd /dev/myrmigki/ ; cat new ; cd 0 ; echo -n srecl /srecs/dhrystone.sr > ctl ; tail -f stdout & ; echo -n run > ctl ; Dhrystone Benchmark, Version 2.1 (Language: C) Program compiled without 'register' attribute Execution starts, 65536 runs through Dhrystone ... Which lets you run compiled C programs, albeit not as fast in as JIT compiled Limbo on Dis, over Inferno. But what do I care, my livelihood depends neither on Inferno nor Plan 9, and I'm neither a zealot nor a bigot :-) cheers, On Dec 17, 2003, at 12:41 AM, Russ Cox wrote: >> Given how little manpower is left at the labs, unrealistic >> as it might seem to some, I'd be glad to see the two systems >> merged, for the sake of both surviving. The silly thing is, this >> is already happening to a certain extent with Inferno 4e picking >> up 9P2000, and slivers of factotum, venti etc., as well as >> drivers. Why duplicate the effort ? Why not take the best >> of both worlds ? > > inferno can't run unix c programs. >