./configure --enable-zero

[Gary Benson]

Matthew Flaschen wrote:
> Gary Benson wrote:
> > It ought to work, but I haven't been able to test it because
> > I don't have an x86_64 machine handy and when I tried it on
> > an i686 g++ printed a screenful of lisp and bombed out which
> > I presume was it's way of saying "compiler error".  So YMMV...
> 
> Lisp?!  Now you've scared me.  Java, C++ gibberish I can handle,
> but Lisp...  In all seriousness, is there a performance (or
> otherwise) advantage to using this port on x86?

No, it's incredibly slow :)  But a number of people have expressed
interest on being able to run the zero port on existing platforms,
without having to find a ppc box or some such, which is why I made
the option.

Cheers,
Gary