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The C code is carefully generated so that a Scheme library (`.sld` file) is compiled into a C module. Functions/variables exported from the library become C globals in the generated code. The C code is carefully generated so that a Scheme library (`.sld` file) is compiled into a C module. Functions/variables exported from the library become C globals in the generated code.
## C Runtime ## C Runtime
A runtime based on Henry Baker's paper [CONS Should Not CONS Its Arguments, Part II: Cheney on the M.T.A.](http://www.pipeline.com/~hbaker1/CheneyMTA.html) was used as it provides fast code while meeting all of the fundamental requirements for a Scheme runtime: tail calls, garbage collection, and continuations. A runtime based on Henry Baker's paper [CONS Should Not CONS Its Arguments, Part II: Cheney on the M.T.A.](http://www.pipeline.com/~hbaker1/CheneyMTA.html) was used as it allows for fast code that meets all of the fundamental requirements for a Scheme runtime: tail calls, garbage collection, and continuations.
Baker explains how it works: Baker explains how it works: