Re: [Caml-list] JoCaml Released.

From: "Yaron Minsky" <yminsky@cs.cornell.edu>
To: "Luc Maranget" <luc.maranget@inria.fr>
Cc: caml-list@inria.fr
Subject: Re: [Caml-list] JoCaml Released.
Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2007 08:13:54 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <891bd3390706040513r398a8415r4d790c6040ed200@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20070604085744.GA4654@yquem.inria.fr>

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A couple of questions:

   - Why is it that JoCaml is a full OCaml distribution as opposed to
   just a set of libraries plus a syntax extension.  Was there some particular
   feature that required hacking the compiler directly, or was it just more
   convenient to build it that way?
   - What do you think the future of JoCaml is?  Any thoughts on whether
   it will be supported in the future, and in particular whether it will get
   merged back into the OCaml mainline tree?

It's very encouraging to see the community doing so much work in this area.
The new JoCaml looks quite interesting.

y

On 6/4/07, Luc Maranget <luc.maranget@inria.fr> wrote:
>
>
> We are happy to annouce the release of JoCaml.
>
>   JoCaml is an extension of Objective Caml for concurrent
>   and distributed programming based upon the join calculus.
>   More details (including a tutorial) are available on
>   the jocaml web site:
>   <http://jocaml.inria.fr/>.
>
>
>
>
>   The new JoCaml (born again jocaml) is a total re-implementation of
>   the new defunct JoCaml by F. Le Fessant. With respect to this previous
>   version, changes are important.
>
>     * New syntax. Believe it or not, the new syntax is better.
>
>     * More convenient command set (bytecode compiler jocamlc,
>       toplevel jocaml, native code compiler jocamlopt).
>
>     * Disparition of mobility features. More reasearch is needed
>       for those, besides they break OCaml compatibility.
>
>     * Full compatibility with OCaml. For that reason, we adopt
>       OCaml releasing scheme: initial version of JoCaml is 3.10.0.
>
>
>
> ---
> Louis Mandel & Luc Maranget (jocaml-devel@inria.fr).
>
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