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compilation of lablgl examples.

Peter Ronnquist
- John Max Skaller
  - Pierre Weis
    - John Max Skaller
      - Pierre Weis
        
        Patrick M Doane
        
        John Max Skaller
        
        Pierre Weis
      - Jacques Garrigue
- Jacques Garrigue
  - Sven LUTHER
  - Peter Ronnquist
    - Sven

Date:	-- (:)
From:	Pierre Weis <Pierre.Weis@i...>
Subject:	Re: compilation of lablgl examples.

[...]
> pet project over to them ... but the use of standard variant
> constructors is extremely heavy, and I'm having trouble
> coming to terms with the need to virtually rewrite my
> entire source.
> 
> -- 
> John (Max) Skaller, mailto:skaller@maxtal.com.au
> 10/1 Toxteth Rd Glebe NSW 2037 Australia voice: 61-2-9660-0850
> checkout Vyper http://Vyper.sourceforge.net
> download Interscript http://Interscript.sourceforge.net

Could you explain a bit why ``the use of standard variant
constructors is extremely heavy'' (I thought it was on the contrary
extremely light and elegant!) ?

Best regards,

Pierre Weis

INRIA, Projet Cristal, Pierre.Weis@inria.fr, http://pauillac.inria.fr/~weis/