TCL implementation in Javascript

traanf

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Apr 4, 2007, 12:56:46 AM4/4/07

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I am looking for an TCL interpreter implementation in Javascript.
Anyone knows if one exists?

Thanks!
Tuan-Anh

Salvatore Sanfilippo

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Apr 4, 2007, 4:45:25 PM4/4/07

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Hello,

To Translate Picol (http://antirez.com/page/picol) into Javascript
should not be too hard.

I may do it just for fun or for my own web application one day
in the future, but I'm not sure.

Regards,
Salvatore

Uwe Klein

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Apr 4, 2007, 5:25:17 PM4/4/07

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they have left out tcl, but all the other big names are involved:
http://appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PG01&s1=morfik&OS=morfik&RS=morfik

uwe

Gerald W. Lester

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Apr 4, 2007, 7:22:38 PM4/4/07

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Seems like Tcl->Javascript is outside of their patent.

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Uwe Klein

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Apr 5, 2007, 4:06:04 AM4/5/07

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Gerald W. Lester wrote:
> Uwe Klein wrote:

>> they have left out tcl, but all the other big names are involved:
>> http://appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PG01&s1=morfik&OS=morfik&RS=morfik
>
>
>
> Seems like Tcl->Javascript is outside of their patent.

Yes i mentioned that.
Expressing one language in another one is not really new either.
On the wiki alone is enough to fill your pockets with prior art.

uwe

Larry W. Virden

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Apr 5, 2007, 7:32:18 AM4/5/07

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On Apr 4, 5:25 pm, Uwe Klein <uwe_klein_habertw...@t-online.de> wrote:
> they have left out tcl, but all the other big names are involved:http://appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=...

Maybe there's a good reason to keep a low public profile as a
programming language - the patent attorneys don't know about Tcl, so
they don't try to include us in patents to prevent us from doing our
jobs!

Gerald W. Lester

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Apr 5, 2007, 5:45:05 PM4/5/07

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Uwe Klein wrote:
> ...

> Expressing one language in another one is not really new either.

You mean like what compilers do?

Uwe Klein

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Apr 6, 2007, 6:10:14 AM4/6/07

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Gerald W. Lester wrote:
> Uwe Klein wrote:
>
>> ...
>> Expressing one language in another one is not really new either.
>
>
> You mean like what compilers do?
>

Compilers? whats that?

uwe,
running, not walking to the patent office.

Patrick Finnegan

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Apr 8, 2007, 2:25:37 PM4/8/07

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For access to Java libraries see JACL or TclBlend at www.patrickfinnegan.com.

SM Ryan

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Apr 8, 2007, 3:45:11 PM4/8/07

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"Patrick Finnegan" <finnegan...@gmail.com> wrote:
#
# traanf wrote:
# > I am looking for an TCL interpreter implementation in Javascript.
# > Anyone knows if one exists?
# >
# > Thanks!
# > Tuan-Anh
#
# For access to Java libraries see JACL or TclBlend at www.patrickfinnegan.com.

Javascript and Java are very different languages.

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Patrick Finnegan

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Apr 9, 2007, 11:42:07 AM4/9/07

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SM Ryan wrote:
> "Patrick Finnegan" <finnegan...@gmail.com> wrote:
> #
> # traanf wrote:
> # > I am looking for an TCL interpreter implementation in Javascript.
> # > Anyone knows if one exists?
> # >
> # > Thanks!
> # > Tuan-Anh
> #
> # For access to Java libraries see JACL or TclBlend at www.patrickfinnegan.com.
>
> Javascript and Java are very different languages.
>

Yes they are totally different. I was just wondering whether you
wanted a scripting language that allows access to java libraires but
it sounds like you just want a client side javascript implementation.

joi...@yahoo.com

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Apr 11, 2007, 4:09:02 AM4/11/07

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Um, I wonder about the opposite, how difficult would be to write a
Javascript interpreter in pure Tcl (there are implementations that
embed C-based implementations http://browsex.com/Javascript.html) :)

Stéphane A.

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Apr 15, 2007, 2:05:50 PM4/15/07

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> Tuan-Anh

Hi,

I have built a small Tcl implementation in Javascript, stealing most
of the code from Picol.

It seems it might interess you, please go to
http://sarnold.free.fr/experimental/jstcl/tcl.js
and
http://sarnold.free.fr/experimental/jstcl/jstcl.html

Download these two files, then open the HTML file in your favorite
browser,
and play with the two commands yet implemented : "set" and "puts".

I have to warn you that it is a preview, not a real Tcl interpreter,
it crashes when you put two words between double-quotes.

Regards,
Stéphane A.

traanf

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Apr 19, 2007, 4:52:59 AM4/19/07

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Thanks a lot!
This is what I am looking for :)

On Apr 16, 2:05 am, "Stéphane A." <stephanearn...@yahoo.fr> wrote:
> On 4 avr, 06:56, "traanf" <tra...@gmail.com> wrote:
>

> > I am looking for anTCLinterpreterimplementationin Javascript.

> > Anyone knows if one exists?
>
> > Thanks!
> > Tuan-Anh
>
> Hi,
>

> I have built a smallTclimplementationin Javascript, stealing most

> of the code from Picol.
>
> It seems it might interess you, please go tohttp://sarnold.free.fr/experimental/jstcl/tcl.js

> andhttp://sarnold.free.fr/experimental/jstcl/jstcl.html

suchenwi

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Apr 19, 2007, 12:06:48 PM4/19/07

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On 15 Apr., 20:05, "Stéphane A." <stephanearn...@yahoo.fr> wrote:
> I have built a small Tcl implementation in Javascript, stealing most
> of the code from Picol.
>
> It seems it might interess you, please go tohttp://sarnold.free.fr/experimental/jstcl/tcl.js

> andhttp://sarnold.free.fr/experimental/jstcl/jstcl.html

>
> Download these two files, then open the HTML file in your favorite
> browser,
> and play with the two commands yet implemented : "set" and "puts".

For more Tcl commands to "steal" (but they are free as air, BSD
license) see
http://mini.net/files/picol0-1-18.zip