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diff --git a/development/chicken/slack-desc b/development/chicken/slack-desc index a58d6266bd2a..29b9e5034e7d 100644 --- a/development/chicken/slack-desc +++ b/development/chicken/slack-desc @@ -8,12 +8,13 @@ |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------| chicken: chicken (a practical and portable scheme system) chicken: -chicken: Chicken is a compiler that translates Scheme source files into C, -chicken: which in turn can be fed to a C compiler to generate a standalone -chicken: executable. An interpreter is also available and can be used as a -chicken: scripting environment or for test programs before compilation. -chicken: Scheme is a member of the Lisp family of languages. -chicken: +chicken: CHICKEN is a compiler for the Scheme programming language. It produces +chicken: portable and efficient C and supports the R5RS and R7RS (work in +chicken: progress) standards, and many extensions. It runs on Linux, OS X, +chicken: Windows, many Unix flavours, and aims to be free, simple, portable, +chicken: extensible, well documented, and actively supported. chicken: +chicken: Scheme is a member of the Lisp family of languages. chicken: chicken: + |