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From: Narvi <narvi@haldjas.folklore.ee>
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On Sun, 11 May 1997, Amancio Hasty wrote:

Just make it plug-innable? That is, a on-startup configureable thing where
you list the language modules (in the form of dynamically loadable
libraries) with "depenancies"?

	Sander

> You are correct I do need a scripting language .The question is which one?
> 
> Not sure that I like tcl for this sort of thing .. however I am considering
> it . The problem that I have with tcl for end users is that it is not
> an intuitive language nor is it well structured unless one uses something
> like tcl / incr. I have to think about it a little longer and explore 
> other alternatives . 
> 
> 	Tnks,
> 	Amancio
> 

[snip]