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[Caml-list] Python's yield, Lisp's call-cc or C's setjmp/longjmp in OCaml
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Nuutti Kotivuori
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Ville-Pertti Keinonen
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Kenneth Knowles
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Richard Jones
- Ville-Pertti Keinonen
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Richard Jones
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Kenneth Knowles
- Brian Hurt
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| Date: | 2003-12-16 (18:36) |
| From: | Ville-Pertti Keinonen <will@e...> |
| Subject: | Re: [Caml-list] Python's yield, Lisp's call-cc or C's setjmp/longjmp in OCaml |
On Dec 16, 2003, at 6:45 PM, Richard Jones wrote: > Perhaps I'm being stupid here, but isn't it possible to get a similar > effect (some would say a more comprehensible effect) by writing your > own OCaml bindings for the makecontext/setcontext/getcontext family of > functions? They are unsafe and rather limited. If you'd be willing to go to the trouble to make them safe, you might as well implement continuations which are more capable anyhow. > Granted this would not be portable beyond Linux and Solaris, but who > cares too much about that? Lots of people. ------------------- To unsubscribe, mail caml-list-request@inria.fr Archives: http://caml.inria.fr Bug reports: http://caml.inria.fr/bin/caml-bugs FAQ: http://caml.inria.fr/FAQ/ Beginner's list: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ocaml_beginners