louie(_at_)UU(_dot_)NET wrote:
I had often thought of replacing that mechanism with a Tcl interpreter so
that the functions performed by the format files could be implemented in
a more clear way with simple Tcl scripts.
An interesting and useful thought. I'd have a couple of concerns, though.
1) Language wars (i.e., why didn't you choose (insert language here), it
would be _much_ better for this because (insert rant here).
2) Size and speed, MH/nmh is relatively lean and mean.
3) What to do for folks who don't have / don't want / can't install Tcl
-Hal <*>