Re: Emacs Lisp JIT Compiler

[Tom Tromey]

>>>>> "Richard" == Richard Stallman <address@hidden> writes:

Richard> If the plan is to add a jit and keep the Lisp interpreter as well,
Richard> we don't lose its advantages for study, and we can still support all
Richard> the platforms -- but we add complexity even more.

Yes, my plan is to keep both.

Richard> I don't think a 3% speedup is worth those drawbacks.  Or even a 10%
Richard> speedup.  A really big speedup would justify the costs.

It is 3x, not 3%.

Tom