priorities
Matthew Fluet
Matthew Fluet <fluet@CS.Cornell.EDU>
Wed, 5 Dec 2001 09:46:47 -0500 (EST)
> Here's what I'd like to see done before the next release.
>
> * exceptions paper and strategies for implementing handlers
> * limit check coalescing
> * fix Henry's bug
> * calling SML from C
> * gmp3
> * anonymous CVS access
> * cvsweb
All fine. I take it you want to be able to publicize the public CVS
access in the next release.
I agree with Henry that SML from C would be cool, but not super high.
> * rework object headers to allow large arrays
This is reworking the bits and the gc? So, that shouldn't be to bad.
Also, keep in mind that we have the mod 8 alignment "bit" that we
eventually want to use to speed up floating point.
> * known-case optimization
This is going to get done fairly soon, because it's starting to gel in my
head.
Some other things:
* Int64
(of course, I'm afraid that if we give Henry Int64, he'll start
reading in 16G files and complaining about not having an arrays big
enough to put them in ;)
* Blume's portable library interface, if that's the direction that SML
moves.