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Re: Scsh (a Unix Scheme shell) FAQ

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Subject: Re: Scsh (a Unix Scheme shell) FAQ
From: sperber@informatik.uni-tuebingen.de (Michael Sperber [Mr. Preprocessor])
Date: 30 Jun 1997 11:13:54 +0200
>>>>> "Tomoyuki" == Tomoyuki Tanaka <ez074520@dilbert.ucdavis.edu> writes:

Tomoyuki> --- is there a noticeable delay caused by GC?

Tomoyuki>       i think in Emacs you notice GC delays.

Tomoyuki>       isn't it impossible to write a system without
Tomoyuki>       heap-allocation even if the user-program doesn't CONS?

Not in general.  scsh's underlying Scheme implementation may use the
heap for continuations, however.  What's the point of this question?

Tomoyuki> --- is there a call/cc?

Yes.

Tomoyuki>       if not, what's the point of calling it a Scheme?

... which is why this question isn't in the FAQ.

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Cheers =8-} Mike
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