Re: Some experience with the igc branch

[Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>]

> From: Gerd Möllmann <gerd.moellmann@gmail.com>
> Cc: pipcet@protonmail.com,  ofv@wanadoo.es,  emacs-devel@gnu.org,
>   eller.helmut@gmail.com,  acorallo@gnu.org
> Date: Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:49:30 +0100
> 
> Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> writes:
> 
> >> From: Gerd Möllmann <gerd.moellmann@gmail.com>
> >> Cc: pipcet@protonmail.com,  ofv@wanadoo.es,  emacs-devel@gnu.org,
> >>   eller.helmut@gmail.com,  acorallo@gnu.org
> >> Date: Wed, 25 Dec 2024 15:57:32 +0100
> >> 
> >> Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> writes:
> >> 
> >> > I guess I'm yearning for some commentary in igc.c, not unlike what you
> >> > wrote in xdisp.c at the time, which would explain the basics, like
> >> > what are roots, what's the purpose of all those root_create_SOMETHING
> >> > functions, what's the difference between exact and ambiguous roots,
> >> > etc.  Because currently we are not too spoiled by comments in igc.c.
> >> 
> >> Would a reference to the MPS Guide
> >> 
> >>   https://memory-pool-system.readthedocs.io/en/latest/guide/index.html#
> >> 
> >> help?
> >
> > Not really.  Their documentation is (a) too vague/abstract/circular
> > (i.e., stuff is not explained for itself, but instead they
> > cross-reference to some other stuff -- e.g., try to understand what is
> > a "root"), and (b) not specific to Emacs, so the relation between MPS
> > terminology and Emacs objects is missing.
> 
> Too bad. In that case, I guess I should consider to begin to think about
> planning to start to try write something up. That's a bit like pulling
> teeth, TBH. Don't know how long that will take.

Thanks.  No matter how long it will take, it will be shorter than
eternity.