From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Lennart Borgman Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: & and M-& to run programs asynchronously Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:19:22 +0200 Message-ID: References: <87hcbkpo0e.fsf@gmail.com> <874p7ifonh.fsf@jurta.org> <873amryzdu.fsf_-_@gmail.com> <87iqt9dwtm.fsf@gmail.com> <87zlmfpov5.fsf@jurta.org> <87tz20660j.fsf@yahoo.com> <873a9km3fh.fsf@mail.jurta.org> <87y6rbgez1.fsf@CPU107.opentrends.net> <87hbxy373a.fsf@mail.jurta.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1246393715 21313 80.91.229.12 (30 Jun 2009 20:28:35 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:28:35 +0000 (UTC) Cc: Juri Linkov , Daniel Clemente , emacs-devel@gnu.org To: Stefan Monnier Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue Jun 30 22:28:28 2009 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from mail-forward2.uio.no ([129.240.10.71]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1MLjvk-0005qX-Ik for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:27:52 +0200 Original-Received: from exim by mail-out2.uio.no with local-bsmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1MLjoE-0004fj-UA for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:20:06 +0200 Original-Received: from mail-mx4.uio.no ([129.240.10.45]) by mail-out2.uio.no with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1MLjoE-0004fg-TA for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:20:06 +0200 Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by mail-mx4.uio.no with esmtps (TLSv1:AES256-SHA:256) (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1MLjoD-0005et-Kg for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:20:06 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:39880 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1MLjoB-0005wO-VZ for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:20:04 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1MLjnb-0005EK-J6 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:19:27 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1MLjnX-00059E-RJ for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:19:27 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=58792 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1MLjnX-000590-Kw for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:19:23 -0400 Original-Received: from mail-fx0-f212.google.com ([209.85.220.212]:54487) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1MLjnX-0006PL-ES for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:19:23 -0400 Original-Received: by fxm8 with SMTP id 8so437861fxm.42 for ; Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:19:22 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :date:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=Um+SyLybr/nbqk962X6mU2LC3GUnZ2DxeST6XLZuyEk=; b=TLJ8vjIP0/jojX2I3t4iag4bz/zDL0kVUmwCjffv/0y5SLSIybmYlwIx35FG+pRzPG QFtotP5le/oqsyp164DFDvOJw7/o66jk/FSZWhXyH41/G81JXxTn1AoqJTobS/WZBZcw 2Ko7EFkq3eVpmItjmCoXNqZQpoygMcVqfAUWQ= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=WXOu37j7NrtKVZ7jeUdb1ep1I/Hf70iltY4XJ48wg9+4T7H7ANQOzbjD8ESZjMsHK1 dtFVlsA0AQMe7p0MYCp8hxuwUSI1KiUi3pHDnCk8fvC8/t1z7LUdXNR7MlyiZBQXYlLy Ua/rWgbn/QREpjA+y5cB3KQ0bcvx8NJsdklw4= Original-Received: by 10.239.177.73 with SMTP id u9mr689710hbf.127.1246393162195; Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:19:22 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 2) 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: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org X-UiO-Spam-info: not spam, SpamAssassin (score=-4.0, required=5.0, autolearn=disabled, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_MED=-4, uiobl=NO, uiouri=_URIID_) X-UiO-Scanned: 3F0AF0584E503AE5334A10F1C2A513F4CEC1D210 X-UiO-SPAM-Test: remote_host: 199.232.76.165 spam_score: -39 maxlevel 80 minaction 2 bait 0 mail/h: 14 total 102236 max/h 424 blacklist 0 greylist 0 ratelimit 0 Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:111837 Archived-At: On Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 10:16 PM, Stefan Monnier wrote: >> Below is a ready patch submitted for verification before checking in: > > As it stands its usefulness is rather dubious: the user could just as > easily type the extra & at the end. Would that work on w32? > Could someone remind me what were > the arguments for adding it? =C2=A0What are the expected use-cases and > planned improvements? > > > =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0Stefan > > >