🚀 go-pugleaf

On 22 Sep 89 17:12:51 GMT,
peter@sugar.hackercorp.com (Peter da Silva) said:

peter> Deven suggested doing it just like UNIX, except that when the
peter> interpreter is started up...

In article <SHADOW.89Sep19065156@pawl.rpi.edu>,
shadow@pawl.rpi.edu (Deven T. Corzine) writes:

Deven> Stdin of interpreter is set to the script file, starting at the
Deven> SECOND line.  That way, you don't have to worry about comment
Deven> syntax.

peter> Two problems:

peter> 	(1) This has to work with existing programs, that might
peter> 	    not work with the script on Input().

But then you're right back to the same problem of the interpreter
needing to filter it out.  (though I suppose it would be easier to
imbed in some other comment syntax...)

peter> 	(2) This has to allow interactive input, which goes by the
peter> 	    wayside if Input() has been stolen.

Good point.

peter> The best solution, if you want to change things, is to add a
peter> standard command input seperate from stdin [...]

Maybe.  Is it worth it?
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