From: Arthur Miller <arthur.miller@live.com>
To: Richard Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
Cc: adam@alphapapa.net, philipk@posteo.net, aka.tkf@gmail.com,
emacs-devel@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Emacs HTTP libraries [was: Re: How to contribute new package to GNU ELPA?]
Date: Thu, 24 Dec 2020 13:59:16 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <AM0PR06MB6577A2CB7A364E9167A7C0A996DD0@AM0PR06MB6577.eurprd06.prod.outlook.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <E1ksJWu-00044b-FY@fencepost.gnu.org> (Richard Stallman's message of "Thu, 24 Dec 2020 00:51:16 -0500")
Richard Stallman <rms@gnu.org> writes:
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>
> > > Does request.el indeed duplicate built-in functionality?
> > I wouldn't think so. It models an asychronous framework for network
> > requests.
>
> That is very abstract -- concretely what does it mean?
It gives a little API to do http requests, and it can switch between
curl and built-in url as backends. I thought it was already done, so
easy to use when profiling. I thought it would be useful, so I just
pointed to it, I didn't thought it would cause so much discussion.
> > > But maybe it could be added very simply to url.el.
>
> > Sure, you could do own wrapper,
>
> Why do you say "wrapper"? I don't know what you mean,
An abstraction on top of both, as he did.
> but I have a feeling we are miscommunicating.
Maybe, easy on the internet. I am not always the best to communicate
with either. Sorry, probably my fault.
> but the man already modelled one, why
> > not just use it?
>
> What do you mean by "modelled"?
Architect, designed, created .... it was just a word.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2020-12-24 12:59 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 85+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2020-12-17 12:11 How to contribute new package to GNU ELPA? stardiviner
2020-12-19 6:22 ` Stefan Monnier
2020-12-19 7:08 ` stardiviner
2020-12-19 15:35 ` Stefan Monnier
2020-12-20 2:12 ` stardiviner
2020-12-20 12:29 ` Emacs HTTP libraries [was: Re: How to contribute new package to GNU ELPA?] Adam Porter
2020-12-20 13:44 ` Daniel Brooks
2021-03-28 1:47 ` T.V Raman
2021-03-28 22:42 ` Vladimir Sedach
2021-03-29 9:00 ` Sv: " arthur miller
2021-03-29 22:03 ` Jose E. Marchesi
2021-03-29 22:09 ` Darshit Shah
2021-03-30 11:12 ` Arthur Miller
2021-03-30 12:03 ` Daniel Martín
2021-03-30 12:46 ` Stefan Kangas
2021-03-30 12:50 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-03-30 13:14 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2021-03-30 13:39 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-03-30 13:48 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2021-03-30 13:55 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-03-30 14:25 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-03-30 14:34 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2021-03-30 15:15 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-03-31 13:36 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2021-03-30 16:13 ` Clément Pit-Claudel
2021-03-30 16:21 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-03-30 16:49 ` Clément Pit-Claudel
2021-03-30 17:03 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-03-30 19:53 ` Clément Pit-Claudel
2021-03-31 1:08 ` Stefan Monnier
2021-03-31 6:22 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-03-31 5:54 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-03-30 20:53 ` T.V Raman
2021-03-31 6:02 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-03-31 16:01 ` read-process-output-max (was: Emacs HTTP libraries) Stefan Monnier
2021-03-31 17:13 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-03-31 23:05 ` read-process-output-max Stefan Monnier
2021-04-01 7:12 ` read-process-output-max Eli Zaretskii
2021-03-30 18:08 ` Sv: Emacs HTTP libraries [was: Re: How to contribute new package to GNU ELPA?] Arthur Miller
2021-03-31 8:59 ` Robert Pluim
2021-03-31 17:21 ` Daniel Brooks
2021-04-01 14:23 ` Robert Pluim
2021-04-01 16:09 ` Daniel Brooks
2021-04-02 12:10 ` Robert Pluim
2021-04-01 16:57 ` tomas
2021-03-29 23:56 ` Daniel Brooks
2020-12-20 13:56 ` David Engster
2020-12-20 17:27 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2020-12-20 14:36 ` Stefan Monnier
2020-12-20 15:17 ` Jean Louis
2020-12-20 15:23 ` Helmut Eller
2020-12-20 16:02 ` Daniel Brooks
2020-12-21 5:47 ` Richard Stallman
2020-12-21 14:17 ` Stefan Monnier
2020-12-22 5:17 ` Richard Stallman
2020-12-21 16:59 ` Philip K.
2020-12-21 17:23 ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-12-21 17:41 ` Arthur Miller
2020-12-21 18:13 ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-12-21 18:18 ` Arthur Miller
2020-12-21 23:51 ` Philip K.
2020-12-22 3:32 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2020-12-22 3:35 ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-12-22 10:38 ` Philip K.
2020-12-22 16:02 ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-12-22 16:59 ` Philip K.
2020-12-22 17:15 ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-12-22 5:20 ` Richard Stallman
2020-12-22 6:42 ` Arthur Miller
2020-12-22 10:49 ` Philip K.
2020-12-22 12:03 ` Jean Louis
2020-12-22 13:23 ` Philip K.
2020-12-23 4:26 ` Richard Stallman
2020-12-22 13:04 ` Arthur Miller
2020-12-23 4:26 ` Richard Stallman
2020-12-23 11:27 ` Arthur Miller
2020-12-24 5:51 ` Richard Stallman
2020-12-24 12:59 ` Arthur Miller [this message]
2020-12-25 4:41 ` Richard Stallman
2020-12-20 14:18 ` How to contribute new package to GNU ELPA? Stefan Monnier
2020-12-21 14:03 ` stardiviner
2020-12-26 9:09 ` stardiviner
2020-12-26 15:21 ` dick.r.chiang
2020-12-26 20:24 ` Adam Porter
2020-12-26 20:39 ` Stefan Monnier
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