Re: GSoC compiler work, SICL

Bruno,

> * Bruno Haible <[email protected]> [2018-03-21 23:50:04 +0100]:
>
>   - Compiling local functions in a better way requires data-flow analysis;
>     this would be one outcome of the SICL work.
>   - Making local functions more debuggable, on the other hand, goes in the
>     opposite direction, as it prevents some optimizations.

That's what the OPTIMIZE declaration is for!
http://clhs.lisp.se/Body/d_optimi.htm

>     In my opinion,
>     this is much less work than a GSoC project (only ca. 2-4 weeks).

Bruno, not everyone is as smart as you are. Alas.
I don't know about Charles, but for me it would certainly be more than
a month.
Moreover, this is not just implementation - one has to update the docs,
test the performance impact, learn clisp tool chain &c &c.

Thanks.

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