Re: [MacPerl] Byte Compiler for MacPerl

[online@mactech.com (Jeff at MacTech)]

In article <mac-perl.199808121257.OAA28691@gwaihir.ee.ethz.ch>, Matthias
Ulrich Neeracher <neeri@iis.ee.ethz.ch> wrote:

>I still think the C/C++ backend option is overrated. What is missing in
>this debate is that the C/C++ backend still needs at least 80% of the 
>Perl runtime,if not 100%, to run.

Is most of this there to support "eval $string" and the like (things which
sill require an full interpreter)? Would it be possible to cut this down
significantly by just outlawing a few of Perl's features?

>Byte code should be a massive improvement in speed vs. source code

I presume that this will allow distribution of executables without
human-readable source code? If so, will they be (unfortunately) trivial to
decompile?

Is there a general Perl FAQ anywhere on these subjects--ie, upcoming
features and their ramifications?
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