Re: basic questions on MPS

[Andrea Corallo]

Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> writes:

>> From: Andrea Corallo <acorallo@gnu.org>
>> Cc: Gerd Möllmann <gerd.moellmann@gmail.com>
>> Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2024 12:04:33 -0400
>> 
>> Because I was expecting to just install MPS through my distro but I then
>> discovered it's not packaged, a couple of questions came to my mind
>> today while trying to compile it.
>> 
>> Do we know if MPS is distributed with any GNU/Linux distribution?
>
> No idea.  But it should be a matter of a simple search of the relevant
> sites, no?

I could find any, that's why I asked, maybe someone has more accurate
info.

>> Also which are the main users (in terms of software) of MPS?
>
> You can find a few by searching the Internet.  I found these:
>
>   Harlequin RIP (Raster Image Processor) -- not a surprise, since MPS
>        was originally developed by Harlequin
>
>   Open Dylan (also from Harlequin, so no surprises) offers MPS as a
>        build option (https://opendylan.org/release-notes/2019.1.html)
>
>   Clasp (https://github.com/clasp-developers/clasp), a Common Lisp
>        implementation that seamlessly interoperates with C++ libraries
>
>   Configura Magic (CM),
>        
> https://support.configura.com/hc/en-us/sections/360008682434-CM-Language,
>        an object-oriented language

I found similar results but hoped to find some more popular production
SW relaying on it.

  Andrea