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authorNeil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>2011-02-16 00:17:14 +0000
committerNeil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>2011-02-18 20:08:59 +0000
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Rewording for "make an intervention".
* doc/ref/compiler.texi (Extending the Compiler): Rephrase first sentence.
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@node Extending the Compiler
@subsection Extending the Compiler
-At this point, we break with the impersonal tone of the rest of the
-manual, and make an intervention. Admit it: if you've read this far into
-the compiler internals manual, you are a junkie. Perhaps a course at
-your university left you unsated, or perhaps you've always harbored a
-desire to hack the holy of computer science holies: a compiler. Well
-you're in good company, and in a good position. Guile's compiler needs
-your help.
+At this point we take a detour from the impersonal tone of the rest of
+the manual. Admit it: if you've read this far into the compiler
+internals manual, you are a junkie. Perhaps a course at your university
+left you unsated, or perhaps you've always harbored a desire to hack the
+holy of computer science holies: a compiler. Well you're in good
+company, and in a good position. Guile's compiler needs your help.
There are many possible avenues for improving Guile's compiler.
Probably the most important improvement, speed-wise, will be some form