2009/10/20 holger krekel <[email protected]>: > Hi Michael, > > On Tue, Oct 20, 2009 at 10:54 +0100, Michael Foord wrote: >> 2009/10/20 holger krekel <[email protected]> >> >> > On Tue, Oct 20, 2009 at 11:19 +0200, Samuele Pedroni wrote: >> > > holger krekel wrote: >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > maybe, anyone any other ideas? >> > > > >> > > >> > > with Carl we considered yesterday: >> > > >> > > - vmribo from contracting ribosome >> > > >> > > and >> > > >> > > - vmdjinn >> > >> > nice - i like the "djinn" meme - so also throw >> > >> > djynn - which VM do you want to generate today? >> > >> >> I like PICT - Python Interpreter Compiler Toolchain. >> >> There is already a PICT (microcontrollers I think) so what about: >> >> PyCT: Python Compiler Toolchain. > > For the Translator tool chain i suggest to avoid a "Py" prefix and > also avoid the "python compiler" association. Here's why: > > * I'd like to encourage VM developüers who identify with other languages > to consider using the "xxx" tool chain instead of C/JVM/NET to > implement their VM. > > * "Compiling Python" easily stirs the misconception that the > focus is on statically compiling Python apps.
We could just call it "rpython", since that's what it is. -- Regards, Benjamin _______________________________________________ [email protected] http://codespeak.net/mailman/listinfo/pypy-dev
