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gambit-scheme

brew install gambit-scheme v4.9.7 Apache-2.0

Scheme language compiler and interpreter written in C, compiling to C or native code.

Why you might care

Gambit targets high-performance Scheme programs with a mature compiler toolchain and optional native code generation. Use it if you need a Scheme implementation that compiles to efficient C/native binaries rather than pure interpretation, or need REPL-based development with good performance characteristics.

Categories

language-runtime compiler interpreter

Alternatives

Racket Chicken Scheme Guile MIT-Scheme
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Runtime dependencies

openssl@3 gcc

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