[info-mcl] Pathname and Unicode in MCL 5.1

[Ron Garret]

On Oct 2, 2007, at 8:23 PM, Raffael Cavallaro wrote:

> this seems mostly correct except for one point - the 64-bit compiler
> you're talking about is openmcl, but no one is paying Gary Byers and
> Clozure sufficiently to make this a top priority effort.

But that could be because the compiler is already good enough for  
everyone's needs.  If that were not the case there is no reason why  
the situation could not be changed.

> It seems to
> me that a paid contract with Gary Byers and Clozure to bring a
> polished GUI, 64-bit openmcl to Leopard might make this happen faster
> than simply waiting.

Could be.  But it's not clear whether that or waiting for Apple to  
release Leopard is the limiting factor.  If it's the latter it would  
take a lot more money than I have to make a difference.

rg