[Mono-devel-list] Using Mono and IKVM.NET as a Helma runtime

[Asbjørn Ulsberg]

On Wed, 25 Aug 2004 16:45:13 -0400, Miguel de Icaza <miguel at ximian.com>  
wrote:

>> Okay. When it is, will it be able to compile ECMA 262 compliant  
>> JavaScript to CLR code and execute it in the same manner as Helma
>
> Yes.

Okay, great. When will a JScript.NET compiler be available for Mono, do  
you think?

> It is not a priority at this point for us, but Mono has just been out
> for a few weeks, so it will depend on user's needs:  our priorities
> will likely be shaped by Novell's customer needs.

Right. That's understandable.

> But that should not stop anyone from taking things into their own
> hands.

Of course. I don't have either the knowledge nor the time to do this,  
though, which is why I mentioned it on both of these lists so that someone  
who thought it was a good idea could take it on. But, maybe it isn't a  
good idea, and it's either way probably better to wait for the JScript.NET  
compiler and go down that path than to go down the Java->IKVM->CLR path.

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