Re: Tcl vs. Lua
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Re: Tcl vs. Lua

From: <slebetman@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat Dec 31 2005 - 07:29:15 CET



slebetman@yahoo.com wrote:


> > >I'd think Tcl would be perfect for this since this sort of stuff


> > >involves a lot of text processing.


> >


> > slebetman, do you truly believe that Tcl is inappropriate for


> > construction of installers because Tcl makes "text processing"


> > too difficult?


>


> I don't see how you can interpret the phrase "Tcl would be perfect" to


> mean "Tcl is inappropriate". So let me rephrase what I said by


> paraphrasing you: Tcl is inappropriate for construction of installers


> because Tcl makes "text processing" easy.


>



Heh.. sorry, the problem with paraphrasing is that sometimes you


paraphrase too much or too little. What I meant to say was:



Tcl is appropriate for construction of installers because Tcl makes


"text processing" easy.



(delete the 'in' in 'inappropriate')


Received on Tue Jan  3 03:09:56 2006