Re: GNU Emacs: Client/Server

["Dhruva Krishnamurthy" <devel@member.fsf.org>]

On 06 Feb 2004 10:52:17 +0100, "David Kastrup" <dak@gnu.org> said:
> "Dhruva Krishnamurthy" <devel@member.fsf.org> writes:
> 
> > On 05 Feb 2004 10:05:01 -0500, "Stefan Monnier"
> > <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> said:
> > > Maybe you know it and you're just experimenting, but I just want to make
> > > sure you do realize that gnuclient/gnuserver already solve those
> > > problems, so clearly there isn't much point is creating yet another system.
> > 
> > What about portability and distribution issues since it is written in C?
> 
> What about it?

Sorry for not being clear. I meant using platform dependend stuff like
sockets and other headers which are not available on windoze platform in
the same way as it is on Unix.

> > My idea was to write the whole stuff in Elisp and allow Emacs to
> > handle the platform dependend stuff.  with this approach, I can be
> > sure that where Emacs runs, the client/server code will run with no
> > extra effort.
> 
> I'd be surprised if you manage to compile Emacs without a C compiler
> on any platform.

In the above statement, I meant the porting issue (in writing it in
Elisp) and not the compilation part of GNU Emacs. I would like to know if
there is anyone who has succeeded in building all the sources in
"lib-src" folder and user "server.el" on a windoze platform (not using
the cygwin layer).

-dhruva
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