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A Lisp compiler?



Would there be any interest in work on a Lisp compiler and run-time
system?  I've started to hack a parser together, and I have the
beginnings of a run-time sketched out.  The more I examine the Lisp
specs and GCC's back end, the more I become convinced that a Lisp
front-end is possible.  I'm aiming for conformance with ANSI Common
Lisp and possibly IEEE (R4RS) Scheme, including doo-dads like EVAL,
DEFMACRO, EXTEND-SYNTAX, and CALL/CC.

I just want to see if there'd be any interest in such a beast.  If so,
I'll continue working on my parser and run-time.

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