[lisp-interface-library-devel] Curating libraries

[Dan Lentz]

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On Oct 28, 2012, at 10:15 PM, "Faré" <fahree at gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear Dan,
>
> Maybe we should be moving this discussion to another list.
> I've asked admin at common-lisp.net to create lisp-interface-library-devel.
>
>> : Dan Lentz
>> Regarding consolidation under LIL just wondering if someone might have
>> suggestions for individual authors of CL data structure libraries on
>> how to work in a way most cooperative with the effort.  For example I
>> have a small ctrie lib (http://github.com/danlentz/cl-ctrie) the
>> objective should be to refactor based on what unique interface it
>> could provide, such as "concurrent" or "lock-free"?
>>
>> Perhaps this question is somewhat specific to LIL but it is a project
>> I've been following with interest
> It would be delighted to help with such an effort,
> either a merge of the two libraries,
> or a layer to make them work together.
>
> Also, considering that LIL has so few users (just drewc and I, IIUC),
> it is still time to rename basic API functions if you have strong opinions.
>
> While adding support for concurrent data structures
> has long been on my TODO list,
> I admit I haven't given much thought on how to automate (or not)
> whatever locking is required (or not) on various methods
> (not the same methods, depending on the data structure).
> So far, my hypothesis is that nothing needs to be changed
> as far as the signature of map interfaces goes:
> the underlying implementation may or may not be concurrent,
> that doesn't directly affect the calling conventions.
>
> Of course, concurrently accessing a non-concurrent data structure
> may blow up in your face, but
> I don't know how to express linearity constraints in Lisp, yet.
> That's a topic I'm actively researching, though, and suggestions are welcome.
>
> In short, I'd love that to happen, I'm ready to help, and
> a small data structure library is the perfect place to start.
>
> PS: I've added you as a contributor on
>  https://github.com/fare/lisp-interface-library
>
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