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diff --git a/lang/s9fes/pkg-descr b/lang/s9fes/pkg-descr index a3de15613a33..be0706367e86 100644 --- a/lang/s9fes/pkg-descr +++ b/lang/s9fes/pkg-descr @@ -1,12 +1,10 @@ -S9fES is an interpreter for a broad subset of (R4RS) Scheme. It is -written in ANSI C (C89) and Scheme and it runs in many popular -environments, including *BSD, Linux, Plan 9, and the unmentionable -horror. +Scheme 9 from Empty Space is a portable R4RS Scheme +interpreter plus -The S9fES code strives to be simple and comprehensible. It is -particularly interesting to people who want to (a) write Unix -programs in a high-level language (b) try Scheme without having -to jump through too many hoops (c) study the implementation of -Scheme (in a language other than Scheme). +- support for low-level Unix programming; +- basic networking procedures; +- cursor addressing with Curses; +- a vi-style integrated development environment; +- loads of useful library functions. WWW: http://www.t3x.org/s9fes/ |