Re: [MacPerl] Open Source implementations of programming languages?

["Paul J. Schinder" <schinder@pobox.com>]

On Fri, 18 Dec 1998 22:54:00 -0800, Rich Morin wrote:
>
>As far as having alternative programming languages for the Mac goes, I'd
>really like to know what's out there in Open Source.  Here's a starting
>point; if folks will send me info, I'll summarize and re-post...
>
>* GCC
>  I don't see a port listed for Mac OS, but I've heard of one..

It existed several years ago when I last looked for it. It was terribly
old even then. Stallman's objections to Apple's look and feel suit seemed
to cripple porting efforts for a lot of GNU stuff. I think I found it at
Info-Mac or UMich.

>
>* Forth
>  No Open Source version???

Maybe not, but hold down command-shift-O-F when you hear the boot chime
and you'll have all the Forth you'd like :-). There's a Forth interpreter
in the Open Firmware ROM. There used to be a MacForth, but I don't
remember if it was Open Source.

As of a few years ago, there was a free Modnla 2 compiler available from
ETHZ. It came out fairly early in Mac history; I used it on my Mac Plus. I
believe the source was available

>
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