From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Alexander Pohoyda Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: [rmail-mbox-branch]: mail-utils Date: 09 Oct 2004 01:34:49 +0200 Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Message-ID: <87mzywyeau.fsf@oak.pohoyda.family> References: <1096006177.432792.29828.nullmailer@Update.UU.SE> <1096014084.739640.30529.nullmailer@Update.UU.SE> <200410031040.i93Ae1YS000609@oak.pohoyda.family> <87d5zvwmq9.fsf_-_@oak.pohoyda.family> <20041006214742.GA5180@fencepost> NNTP-Posting-Host: deer.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1097281270 2706 80.91.229.6 (9 Oct 2004 00:21:10 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 9 Oct 2004 00:21:10 +0000 (UTC) Cc: rms@gnu.org, emacs-devel@gnu.org Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sat Oct 09 02:21:03 2004 Return-path: Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by deer.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1CG4yt-0006Be-00 for ; Sat, 09 Oct 2004 02:21:03 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.33) id 1CG55i-0001f5-2L for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Fri, 08 Oct 2004 20:28:06 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.33) id 1CG542-00011S-Fq for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 08 Oct 2004 20:26:22 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.33) id 1CG540-0000zm-GY for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 08 Oct 2004 20:26:20 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.33) id 1CG540-0000zg-C2 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 08 Oct 2004 20:26:20 -0400 Original-Received: from [213.165.64.20] (helo=mail.gmx.net) by monty-python.gnu.org with smtp (Exim 4.34) id 1CG4g4-0000HF-9f for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 08 Oct 2004 20:01:36 -0400 Original-Received: (qmail 26494 invoked by uid 65534); 8 Oct 2004 23:34:52 -0000 Original-Received: from p50842E6A.dip0.t-ipconnect.de (EHLO www2.gmx.net) (80.132.46.106) by mail.gmx.net (mp011) with SMTP; 09 Oct 2004 01:34:52 +0200 X-Authenticated: #14602519 Original-Received: from oak.pohoyda.family (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by www2.gmx.net (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id i98NYoas001038; Sat, 9 Oct 2004 01:34:50 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from alexander.pohoyda@gmx.net) Original-Received: (from apog@localhost) by oak.pohoyda.family (8.12.10/8.12.10/Submit) id i98NYnbj001035; Sat, 9 Oct 2004 01:34:49 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from alexander.pohoyda@gmx.net) X-Authentication-Warning: oak.pohoyda.family: apog set sender to alexander.pohoyda@gmx.net using -f Original-To: Miles Bader In-Reply-To: <20041006214742.GA5180@fencepost> Original-Lines: 31 User-Agent: Gnus/5.09 (Gnus v5.9.0) Emacs/21.3.50 X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:28112 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.devel:28112 Miles Bader writes: > On Wed, Oct 06, 2004 at 11:38:54PM +0200, Alexander Pohoyda wrote: > > The gnus/rfc2047.el file contains something like this: > > > > (require 'mm-util) > > ;; Fixme: Avoid this (used for mail-parse-charset) mm dependence on gnus. > > (require 'mail-prsvr) > > (require 'base64) > > (autoload 'mm-body-7-or-8 "mm-bodies") > > > > and I decided that I better not merge pure RFC-defined functionality > > with GNUS-specific functions. > > The mm- stuff seems not to be intended to be gnus-specific, but rather > general-purpose code for handling mime that happens to be developed as part > of gnus. Yes, I understand the intention. > There are probably a few dependencies on gnus that have crept in, but I > presume these could be excised. Some mm-*.el files use quite often functions or constants with gnus- prefix. I would like to have a clean MIME library first. -- Alexander Pohoyda PGP Key fingerprint: 7F C9 CC 5A 75 CD 89 72 15 54 5F 62 20 23 C6 44