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13:16:49
selwynning
would there be a way of compiling the emscripten javascript runtime itself to wasny
13:21:49
selwynning
why would we have to port a gc?
15:53:03
jackdaniel
long story short boehm gc works in emscripten with asynctify (since the last release) but it does not on wasi
15:53:28
jackdaniel
so we may want for kind folks from libgc to add support or do it ourselves
15:58:35
selwynning
ive been having parallel discussions in #lispcafe that suggest that making a wasm gc is not easy or possible
17:10:40
jackdaniel
it is possible, but requires maintaining an artificial call stack
17:10:49
jackdaniel
bdwgc workig in emscripten is a proof
17:11:00
jackdaniel
if you remind yourself on Monday I'll give you a few links