Craig has already shown that filing in with a compiler is not the only and certainly not necessarily the best way to expand a running system.
Yeah, I think it's better not to include the compiler in a minimal system. It's got a lot of moving parts. One goal I've had with minimal systems is making them easy to learn and explore. I think the compiler is a distraction that doesn't carry its weight.
-C
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