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From: cross@spitfire.i.gajendra.net (Dan Cross)
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Subject: Re: ISO: The Eiffel OO programming language and IDE, on VMS
Date: Sat, 29 Mar 2025 23:58:08 -0000 (UTC)
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In article <7819017ea834aa5ae70ec12609948db5989b98e0@i2pn2.org>,
John Reagan  <johnrreagan@earthlink.net> wrote:
>On 3/27/2025 11:10 PM, Dan Cross wrote:
>> In article <de6f4fa6d5594b31aed18a7ab508e091dc86a4f3@i2pn2.org>,
>> John Reagan  <johnrreagan@earthlink.net> wrote:
>>> I actually contacted one of the Rust folks a few years back but haven't
>>> kept up the connection.
>>>
>>> I really like Eiffel.  Actually one of the languages that influenced the
>>> Extended Pascal standard was Eiffel.  Of course, you can see how well
>>> that crushed in the market.  C++26's contracts finally gets to something
>>> that Eiffel did from the beginning.
>>>
>>> As I mentioned in another post, I do want to provide the LLVM libs for
>>> OpenVMS either thru the actual LLVM repo or with something on the side.
>>>
>>> Having help for Rust (or other languages) once we have the libraries in
>>> place, would be great.  I'm all for that.  I just have to convince VSI
>>> mgmt to do that.  Anybody want to approach them (Rust or one of their
>>> users)?
>> 
>> Rust isn't a monolith, but I can ask through a back channel if
>> anyone from the community may be interested in helping with a
>> VMS port.  I don't know if the requisite mixture of interest,
>> time, and VMS expertise and access is readily available, though.
> 
>I'll ask around at next month's LLVM Euro conference in Berlin

I'll mention that to some folks and ask them to look out for
you.

	- Dan C.