stpd and translator

[Frank Ch. Eigler]

Hi -

> > [...]  As to *how* this could work - at the first stab you can
> > imagine it *as if* current stpd ran as a thread within the driver
> > program.  [...]
>
> What do you see as the advantages of doing it this way vs having a
> separate program? 

This design is simpler in many ways (collects program knowledge in one
place; no need to pass control/status back and forth; more robust at
run time; simpler build; more future flexibility in coordinating
changes).

Look at it another way: other than preserving a side-effect of
prototype development timing, what technical advantages would you see
in keeping stpd as such?

- FChE