From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Stefan Monnier Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: multi-threaded Emacs Date: Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:22:47 -0500 Message-ID: References: <87abbiody1.fsf@master.homenet> <877i6l5d8s.fsf@master.homenet> <874p1npvtj.fsf@master.homenet> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1228256609 3553 80.91.229.12 (2 Dec 2008 22:23:29 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 22:23:29 +0000 (UTC) Cc: Giuseppe Scrivano , emacs-devel@gnu.org To: rms@gnu.org Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue Dec 02 23:24:31 2008 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1L7dfF-0006Ov-Gj for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:24:17 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:43513 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1L7de5-0006G8-3I for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:23:05 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1L7de0-0006Ek-AM for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:23:00 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1L7ddy-0006DZ-Qp for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:22:59 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=50951 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1L7ddy-0006DW-N8 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:22:58 -0500 Original-Received: from chene.dit.umontreal.ca ([132.204.246.20]:42197) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1L7ddp-0001bF-5P; Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:22:49 -0500 Original-Received: from alfajor.home (vpn-132-204-232-176.acd.umontreal.ca [132.204.232.176]) by chene.dit.umontreal.ca (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id mB2MMlc2024512; Tue, 2 Dec 2008 17:22:47 -0500 Original-Received: by alfajor.home (Postfix, from userid 20848) id AF86E1C1D9; Tue, 2 Dec 2008 17:22:47 -0500 (EST) In-Reply-To: (Richard M. Stallman's message of "Tue, 02 Dec 2008 11:02:38 -0500") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.0.60 (gnu/linux) X-NAI-Spam-Score: 0 X-NAI-Spam-Rules: 1 Rules triggered RV3160=0 X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) 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 Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:106450 Archived-At: > If "concurrent threads" means "threads that can only switch where the > program lets them", they are very useful in Emacs for the sake of multiple > terminals. I rarely use multiple terminals, and when I use them, the current restrictions are mostly bearable. OTOH I very often would like to keep using my Emacs while it's byte-compiling some files, or while Gnus is fetching some newsgroup. Stefan