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From: "Jeffrey J. Cook" <jjcook@uiuc.edu>
To: Xavier Leroy <Xavier.Leroy@inria.fr>
Cc: caml-list@inria.fr
Subject: Re: [Caml-list] Native code generator on Intel Macs
Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2006 07:21:16 -0600	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <887071400602140521i3aaaa44dn7cf07220ccf55564@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <43EA0D84.8010805@inria.fr>

Hi Xavier,

If someone else hasn't already volunteered, we have a shiny new Intel
iMac that I can compile what you need on it -- unfortunately I do not
think I would be able to get you an account on the machine, however.

- Jeff

On 2/8/06, Xavier Leroy <Xavier.Leroy@inria.fr> wrote:
> > Does anybody know if/when OCaml will be able to run natively (i.e.,
> > generate native code) on the new Intel Macs?
>
> Shortly after a new shiny Intel MacBook lands on my desk.  The 15"
> model is however too heavy for my taste; I'm tempted to wait for a
> smaller, lighter model.
>
> > I assume the major
> > building blocks are already present but the cognoscenti still need to
> > hook them up the right way.
>
> Based on the PowerPC/MacOSX and PowerPC/Linux ports, I'd expect the
> changes to the x86 code generator to be small.  If someone has an
> Intel Mac and is willing to run a test for me (basically, compile a C
> file of mine to assembler and mail me the generated assembly), that
> would help planning the porting work.
>
> - Xavier Leroy
>
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      reply	other threads:[~2006-02-14 13:21 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2006-01-31 19:15 Jeffrey A. Scofield
2006-02-08 15:25 ` [Caml-list] " Xavier Leroy
2006-02-14 13:21   ` Jeffrey J. Cook [this message]

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