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Revision as of 08:49, 9 September 2012
Clean
Summary
Clean is the name of the compiler for the functional programming language Clean.
Owner
- Name: Patrick Uiterwijk
- Email: puiterwijk@fedoraproject.org
Current status
- Targeted release: Fedora 18
- Last updated: 2012-09-09
- Percentage of completion: 100%
Detailed Description
Clean is a pure functional programming language designed and built by the Radboud University Nijmegen (The Netherlands).
Benefit to Fedora
Users of the Clean programming language would be able to install the compiler very easily, and with the required modifications to use it system-wide.
Scope
The package (clean) and modules (clean-generics, clean-mersennetwister and clean-network) and documentation (clean-doc) have been finished, and are in the repositories.
How To Test
There is no special hardware required to test Clean. You should install the package "clean".
There is a file with general tests available at: http://puiterwijk.fedorapeople.org/packages/Clean/tests/general.icl
You should save this file as general.icl and call "clm -nt general -o general".
This should generate the application "general", which, upon execution, should print the word "True".
User Experience
Users should not notice any differences, accept for the availability of the Clean compiler in the standard repositories.
Dependencies
This feature is not dependent on anything except upstream.
Contingency Plan
No contingency plan needed.
Documentation
Release Notes
The Clean programming language will be available in Fedora 18. Clean is a pure functional programming language, with native performance.