[swn] Scheme Weekly News for 20040105

Scheme Weekly News for 20040105

URL: http://mjr.towers.org.uk/swn/

        This is a round-up of news and announcements related to the
        Scheme programming language, mostly taken from newsgroups,
        mailing lists and web sites that I'm aware of.  Feel free to
        send me more.  The aim is to publish in multiple formats on the
        web each week, but more on that very soon.  (Date: 20040105)
        (Compiled by: MJ Ray)


Introduction

        Well, it has been quite some time since the last SWN and I feel
        I should explain myself. The "weekly" in the name is a statement
        of intent, but sometimes my work (for the new firm) gets in the
        way and some weeks there just isn't enough news. I've altered the
        publication day for 2004 to Monday, so this should get out more
        often now. Thanks for keeping reading and happy new year. Please
        send news to comp.lang.scheme or by email to me.

URL: http://mjr.towers.org.uk/swn/


bigloo-lib 0.20

        A set of libraries for Bigloo. Interfaces for various C libraries
        and some written entirely on `pure Scheme', such as HTTP library
        and NODE library. The libraries are intended to make it easier
        to write programs in Bigloo scheme. Can work with Bigloo releases
        from `bigloo2.5c' final revision to `bigloo2.6b'.

URL: http://bigloo-lib.sourceforge.net


SRFI-50 - Mixing Scheme and C

        Scheme Request for Implementation 50 "Mixing Scheme and C"
        by Richard Kelsey and Michael Sperber has entered the draft stage.

URL: http://srfi.schemers.org/srfi-50/


Bigloo2.6b

        Bigloo, a practical Scheme compiler, has a new release containing
        3 additional back-ends for C, JVM and .NET which generally offer
        better performance than the standard ones. It also includes many
        small bugfixes.

URL: http://www-sop.inria.fr/mimosa/fp/Bigloo


ICLP'04 call for papers and workshops

        Twentieth International Conference on Logic Programming has
        issued calls for papers and workshop proposals. ICLP'04 will be
        6-10 September, 2004 in Saint Malo, France.

URL: http://www.irisa.fr/ICLP04


SWIG 1.3.20

        SWIG is a software development tool that reads C/C++ header
        files and generates the wrapper code needed to make C and C++
        code accessible from other languages including Guile, Chicken, and
        PLT MzScheme. This release includes a large number of enhancements
        including improved C++ support, directors, contracts, and more.

URL: http://www.swig.org


LispMe 3.2

        A free GPLed Scheme system for PalmOS handhelds. Can be used for
        complete applications, but intended as a tool for quickly trying
        ideas. This release adds PalmOS5 compatibility, double heap size,
        VFS support and many other minor fixes.

URL: http://www.lispme.de/lispme


LAML 23

        LAML makes XML available as a set of mirror functions in an R4RS
        or R5RS Scheme system, including MzScheme, Guile, SCM. This
        release introduces an SXML internal document representation,
        improved Emacs support, improved SchemeDoc and improved
        XML-in-LAML errors.

URL: http://www.cs.auc.dk/~normark/laml/


LAML SchemeDoc

        Program for extracting interface documentation from a Scheme
        source file. The result is an HTML file. Part of the LAML system
        (version 23).

URL: http://www.cs.auc.dk/~normark/schemedoc/


Scheme bibliography updates

        New papers, including the papers from this fall's Scheme
        workshop. Broken links corrected (or removed).

URL: http://library.readscheme.org/


jacal1b4

        JACAL is an interactive symbolic maths program. This release
        adds support for PDF creation and the new SLIB.

URL: http://swissnet.ai.mit.edu/~jaffer/JACAL.html


wb1b1

        WB is a disk-based, sorted associative array C library with
        optional interface to SCM for supporting SLIB relational
        databases. As with SLIB, this release shows many changes,
        including an increase in value field length and ISAM support.

URL: http://swissnet.ai.mit.edu/ftpdir/


scm5d9

        scm is a Scheme implementation. This release includes a long list
        of updates and bug-fixes. Please see the site for information.

URL: http://swissnet.ai.mit.edu/~jaffer/SCM.html


slib3a1

        The Scheme LIBrary has been released. SLIB 3 is a major
        development from SLIB2d6 and introduces a module system. Also
        of interest is new support for SRFIs 2, 8 and 9. It is known to
        run on 15 implementations.

URL: http://swissnet.ai.mit.edu/~jaffer/SLIB.html


SRFI 49 draft

        A draft of SRFI 49, "Indentation-sensitive Syntax," has been
        published at the SRFI site and a mailing list created to
        discuss it.

URL: http://srfi.schemers.org/srfi-49/


Call for Participants: CW'04

        The Fourth ACM-SIGPLAN Continuations Workshop (CW'04) willl
        take place in Venice, Italy, 17 January 2004, just after POPL'04
        (14-16 Jan 2004). They have issued a call for participation.

URL: http://www.cs.bham.ac.uk/~hxt/cw04/index.html


Pika Scheme design notes

        Tom Lord has announced plans to develop a new scheme
        implementation to fill a gap that he sees and invites "competent"
        people to subscribe to this list to help develop it.

URL: http://mail.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/pika-dev


CFP: IAWTIC04

        International Conference on Intelligent Agents, Web Technologies
        and Internet Commerce takes place in Gold Coast, Australia on
        12-14 July 2004. They have requested papers be submitted by 14
        March 2004.

URL: http://www.ise.canberra.edu.au/conferences/iawtic04/index.htm


STklos 0.56

        STklos is a free Scheme System (nearly) conform to R5RS, aiming
        to be both fast and light. This release adds SRFIs 27, 38 and 39,
        more DSSSL keyworks, new parameters, primitives and bugfixes.

URL: http://www.stklos.net


SRFI 47 Draft

        A draft of a Scheme Request For Implementation (SRFI) called
        "Array" by Aubrey Jaffer and Radey Shouman is available for
        discussion.

URL: http://srfi.schemers.org/srfi-47/

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