Re: About Constructions rules

[Matthias Clasen <clasen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> > Didier says:
> > Yes, but it is a long process. Sometime when I look at the code I feel like
> > an archeologist trying to find the intentions of a lost civilization :-)
> > 

Yes, we're all archeologists...

>    On that note, I'm starting to think *very* seriously about making
> an attempt at implementing the transformation language in Jade.  I'm
> just dying to play with it, and it seems like Jade would be the best
> place to get it working quickly, given its stability and widespread
> use.

That would be a very very nice thing. What do we have to do to seduce you
into starting this project ?

>    I've barely begun to lay out a plan of attack for this, and may not
> do too much more until I hear from Henry Thompson, who has said that
> he'll get me some information on his test implementation based on his
> DSC toolkit, as that will probably give me a pretty good head start.  
>    I can hack my way through C++ reasonably well, but my time is also
> quite limited, so if there are some reasonably skilled C++ programmers
> out there who would be interested in contributing to this effort, let
> me know, as I'd be more than happy to coordinate the efforts of other
> people, in addition to my own, to pull this off.
>    So, OpenJade architects, what do you think of trying this?  Can you
> see a place for it in OpenJade?

Yes, definitively, but maybe as a separate program built upon the same
libs (libsp, libgrove, libspgrove). 

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