From a45a54e1d4e791d87665987aebbe4e342340b225 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sacha Chua Date: Wed, 8 Dec 2021 02:31:41 -0500 Subject: Add chapters --- ...lopments--andrea-corallo--answers--chapters.vtt | 94 ++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 94 insertions(+) create mode 100644 2021/captions/emacsconf-2021-native--emacs-lisp-native-compiler-current-status-and-future-developments--andrea-corallo--answers--chapters.vtt (limited to '2021/captions') diff --git a/2021/captions/emacsconf-2021-native--emacs-lisp-native-compiler-current-status-and-future-developments--andrea-corallo--answers--chapters.vtt b/2021/captions/emacsconf-2021-native--emacs-lisp-native-compiler-current-status-and-future-developments--andrea-corallo--answers--chapters.vtt new file mode 100644 index 00000000..734e47f2 --- /dev/null +++ b/2021/captions/emacsconf-2021-native--emacs-lisp-native-compiler-current-status-and-future-developments--andrea-corallo--answers--chapters.vtt @@ -0,0 +1,94 @@ +WEBVTT + +00:00:00.480 --> 00:01:16.319 +Thanks + +00:01:16.320 --> 00:02:05.359 +Why is Elisp not a general-purpose programming language, at least not completely? + +00:02:05.360 --> 00:02:37.759 +Is this activity related to the garbage collector? + +00:02:37.760 --> 00:03:42.079 +Is the idea to eventually develop Emacs itself in Elisp? + +00:03:42.080 --> 00:04:27.199 +How did you work on this? + +00:04:27.200 --> 00:05:39.039 +Does this compilation pipeline introduce vulnerabilities? + +00:05:39.040 --> 00:07:28.479 +What code, if any, will still benefit significantly from being written in C? + +00:07:28.480 --> 00:08:49.359 +What's the risk of (setq native-comp-speed 3)? + +00:08:49.360 --> 00:09:15.199 +Are there any limits introduced by native comp with respect to runtime introspectability, changeability/redefinability, etc? + +00:09:15.200 --> 00:10:11.359 +Is there a benefit in setting native-comp-compiler-options to "-mtune=native -march="? + +00:10:11.360 --> 00:11:54.799 +You mentioned native-comp coming in emacs 28. Will this be the default at build time, or will distros have to set this themselves? + +00:11:54.800 --> 00:14:22.479 +Could we avoid libgccjit.so? Or consider using another jit lib (e.g. dynasm used by luajit) et al to gain better optimization? + +00:14:22.480 --> 00:16:23.839 +How much of Emacs's C code base could be translated to emacs-lisp? What is the minimum C code base necessary? + +00:16:23.840 --> 00:17:27.599 +Could we statically type elisp code (via macros?) to provide more optimization hints to compiler? + +00:17:27.600 --> 00:18:55.839 +Elisp and Python all are dynamically typed langauge, but benchmark shows that Elisp runs slower than Python. Could we learn some best practices from the Python community? + +00:18:55.840 --> 00:21:35.919 +Did you try to optimize with Rust too? What are your thoughts on Rust for this particular optimization and security? + +00:21:35.920 --> 00:22:59.039 +Does the native compilation interface with the Emacs profiling tools? + +00:22:59.040 --> 00:27:04.319 +Where did funding for your work come from? + +00:27:04.320 --> 00:28:36.879 +What kind of application do I envision native comp enabling to work well in Emacs in the next few years, and which one would not be possible? + +00:28:36.880 --> 00:29:47.679 +Is this the first real-world practical use of libgccjit? + +00:29:47.680 --> 00:33:49.359 +Is there any task you need help with? + +00:33:49.360 --> 00:38:37.519 +What's a good way to proceed? + +00:38:37.520 --> 00:40:46.079 +What kind of packages do you think could now be practical with native comp? + +00:40:46.080 --> 00:46:29.759 +Why not implement Emacs Lisp in Guile and use Guile's compiler? + +00:46:29.760 --> 00:48:27.679 +What are some other hobbies/interests of yours besides Emacs? + +00:48:27.680 --> 00:51:04.639 +Will you be presenting at ELS or anywhere else in the next year? + +00:51:04.640 --> 00:59:46.959 +How to make Emacs more popular? + +00:59:46.960 --> 01:02:04.799 +Do you have 'wish list' features, things you long for Emacs to be able to do? + +01:02:04.800 --> 01:05:33.359 +From BBB chat: dickmao has a patch that makes Gnus async.... + +01:05:33.360 --> 01:10:20.719 +Advice for anyone who wants to bring something into Emacs core + +01:10:20.720 --> 01:10:21.720 +Do you have any advice on how to approach the upstream development community? -- cgit v1.2.3