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From: chandra@uiucuxc.Uiuc.ARPA
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Subject: Programming LISP in C ???
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Date: Thu, 11-Jul-85 22:01:00 EDT
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          Essential  LISP  in C. ???


I have been programming in lisp (unix env) for 2 years now. The Franz 
environment is good but the programs run too slow (even after compiliation).
For this reason none of my big programs are really useable. Search programs
are very very slow .

As Franz lisp is already written in C , it may be possible to
call the Lisp functions directly in C and write programs which do not
need the interpreter or debugger. Call it C-lisp or E-lisp (essential  lisp).

Has anybody tried this? Does anybody have any comments?


Navin chandra

dchandra@mit-charon (arpanet)

chandra@uiucuxc@uiucdcs (CSnet)