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From: "Brandon J. Van Every" <vanevery@indiegamedesign.com>
To: "caml" <caml-list@inria.fr>
Subject: RE: [Caml-list] Cross-compiling OCaml
Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2004 09:38:36 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <OOEALCJCKEBJBIJHCNJDIEILHHAB.vanevery@indiegamedesign.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1C67CF9A-FBE9-11D8-8C25-000A958FF2FE@wetware.com>

The Caml Trade wrote:
>
> Well, I don't care about Windows and its users.  I don't have
> to care.
> I have a day job that pays the rent, and neither the Windows platform
> nor its users are a significant part of my personal lifestyle
> management strategy.

Ok, I suppose you're confident in the longevity of OCaml then.  I think
market mindshare has to be fought for, if one wants to continue to enjoy
good contracts.

> I think you have your priorities crossed.  Lots of good code migrates
> out of the Unix culture into the Windows development world, but it
> historically *never* happens when Unix-centric people push— only when
> Windows-centric people pull.

Mono
concept of installation packages
most commercial digital media editing software
most games

My stereotype of a UNIX guy is someone who likes to play with text
editors all day long.

> > Should I fault you for the public administration of your project?
> > I'll choose not to, if you choose not to blame 'Windows
> > whiners' for your project status.
>
> Arggh.  I'm not blaming "Windows whiners" for the status of *my*
> project.  I'm blaming them for the status of *YOUR* project.

And what is 'my project' ?  It certainly isn't a Linux-to-Windows OCaml
cross-compiler.


Cheers,                         www.indiegamedesign.com
Brand*n Van Every               S*attle, WA

Praise Be to the caml-list Bayesian filter! It blesseth
my postings, it is evil crap!  evil crap!  Bigarray!
Unboxed overhead group!  Wondering!  chant chant chant...

Is my technical content showing?

// return an array of 100 packed tuples
temps
  int $[tvar0][2*100]; // what the c function needs
  value $[tvar1]; // one int
  value $[tvar2]; // one tuple
  int $[tvar3] // loop control var
oncePre
eachPre
  $[cvar0]=&($[tvar0][0]);
eachPost
  $[lvar0] = alloc(2*100, 0 /*NB: zero-tagged block*/ );
  for(int $[tvar3]=0;$[tvar3]<100;$[tvar3]++) {
    $[tvar2] = alloc_tuple(2);
    $[tvar1] = Val_int($[cvar0][0+2*$[tvar3]]);
    Store_field($[tvar2],0,$[tvar1]);
    $[tvar1] = Val_int($[cvar0][1]);
    Store_field($[tvar2],1,$[tvar1+2*$[tvar3]]);
    Array_store($[lvar0],$[tvar3],$[tvar0]);
  }
oncePost

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  reply	other threads:[~2004-09-01 16:28 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 49+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2004-08-30 21:02 Ken Rose
2004-08-30 21:30 ` Erik de Castro Lopo
2004-08-31  6:09 ` Sven Luther
2004-08-31  6:50   ` Brandon J. Van Every
2004-08-31  7:14     ` james woodyatt
2004-08-31  9:05       ` Brandon J. Van Every
2004-08-31 13:41         ` John Goerzen
2004-08-31 15:56           ` Ken Rose
2004-08-31 19:30           ` Brandon J. Van Every
2004-09-01  0:05           ` Christopher A. Watford
2004-09-01  7:53             ` Sven Luther
2004-09-01  7:32         ` james woodyatt
2004-09-01 16:38           ` Brandon J. Van Every [this message]
2004-09-01 17:17             ` Brandon J. Van Every
2004-09-01 22:56               ` Sven Luther
2004-09-01 17:32             ` John Goerzen
2004-09-02 21:24             ` I R T
2004-08-31  7:16     ` Sven Luther
2004-08-31  9:05       ` Brandon J. Van Every
2004-08-31  9:18         ` Sven Luther
2004-08-31  9:41           ` Brandon J. Van Every
2004-08-31 15:17           ` skaller
2004-08-31 16:49             ` Sven Luther
2004-08-31 13:48         ` John Goerzen
2004-09-01 13:22         ` I R T
2004-08-31 13:56           ` Erik de Castro Lopo
2004-08-31 13:29     ` John Goerzen
2004-08-31 14:06       ` Erik de Castro Lopo
2004-08-31 15:48         ` skaller
2004-08-31 15:54         ` John Goerzen
2004-08-31 22:49           ` Jon Harrop
2004-08-31 23:36             ` Benjamin Geer
2004-09-01  8:08             ` Erik de Castro Lopo
2004-09-02 11:30               ` Richard Jones
2004-09-09  1:46               ` Jon Harrop
2004-09-01  4:05           ` skaller
2004-09-01  8:45             ` Erik de Castro Lopo
2004-09-01  7:40           ` Erik de Castro Lopo
2004-08-31 19:11       ` Brandon J. Van Every
2004-09-01 21:18         ` I R T
2004-08-31 22:36           ` [Caml-list] game development Brandon J. Van Every
2004-09-01 23:28             ` I R T
2004-09-01  0:37               ` Brandon J. Van Every
2004-08-31 18:34     ` [Caml-list] Cross-compiling OCaml brogoff
2004-08-31 21:07       ` [Caml-list] OCaml's critical mass Brandon J. Van Every
     [not found] <Pine.LNX.4.44.0408312302560.3196-100000@localhost>
2004-08-31 20:04 ` [Caml-list] Cross-compiling OCaml Brandon J. Van Every
     [not found] <AA48BAF0-FC3A-11D8-8C25-000A958FF2FE@wetware.com>
2004-09-01 18:37 ` Brandon J. Van Every
2004-09-01 19:45   ` John Goerzen
2004-09-01 21:16     ` Brandon J. Van Every

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