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CHICKEN is a Scheme-to-C compiler supporting most of the language |
CHICKEN is a Scheme-to-C compiler supporting most of the language |
features as defined in the Revised^5 Report on Scheme. CHICKEN |
features as defined in the Revised^5 Report on Scheme. CHICKEN |
generates quite portable C code, and files compiled by it (including |
generates quite portable C code, and files compiled by it (including |
itself) should work without any changes on most platforms. |
itself) should work without any changes on most platforms. |
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The whole package is distributed under a BSD license and as such free |
The whole package is distributed under a BSD license and as such free |
to use and modify as long as you adhere to its terms (see the manual). |
to use and modify as long as you adhere to its terms (see the manual). |
Linkage to C modules and C-library functions is straightforward, so |
Linkage to C modules and C-library functions is straightforward, so |
it's easy to access C from Scheme. Compiled code can be embedded into |
it's easy to access C from Scheme. Compiled code can be embedded into |
existing C programs without problems. The generated code supports |
existing C programs without problems. The generated code supports |
full tail-recursion, first-class continuations, multiple values and |
full tail-recursion, first-class continuations, multiple values and |
dynamic-wind. |
dynamic-wind. |