From: johnrreagan@earthlink.net   
      
   On 3/27/2025 11:10 PM, Dan Cross wrote:   
   > In article ,   
   > John Reagan   wrote:   
   >> I actually contacted one of the Rust folks a few years back but haven't   
   >> kept up the connection.   
   >>   
   >> I really like Eiffel.  Actually one of the languages that influenced the   
   >> Extended Pascal standard was Eiffel.  Of course, you can see how well   
   >> that crushed in the market.  C++26's contracts finally gets to something   
   >> that Eiffel did from the beginning.   
   >>   
   >> As I mentioned in another post, I do want to provide the LLVM libs for   
   >> OpenVMS either thru the actual LLVM repo or with something on the side.   
   >>   
   >> Having help for Rust (or other languages) once we have the libraries in   
   >> place, would be great.  I'm all for that.  I just have to convince VSI   
   >> mgmt to do that.  Anybody want to approach them (Rust or one of their   
   >> users)?   
   >   
   > Rust isn't a monolith, but I can ask through a back channel if   
   > anyone from the community may be interested in helping with a   
   > VMS port.  I don't know if the requisite mixture of interest,   
   > time, and VMS expertise and access is readily available, though.   
   >   
   > 	- Dan C.   
   >   
   I'll ask around at next month's LLVM Euro conference in Berlin   
      
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