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: using libmagic in Emacs? Date: Tue, 01 Sep 2009 01:37:14 -0400 Message-ID: References: <87ocqco7fi.fsf@mail.jurta.org> <87y6pb8lqh.fsf@mail.jurta.org> <87my5qngab.fsf@mail.jurta.org> <87eiquuq7j.fsf@mail.jurta.org> <83vdk69evw.fsf@gnu.org> <87tyzovxd7.fsf@stupidchicken.com> <838wgz9wxn.fsf@gnu.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1251783548 19460 80.91.229.12 (1 Sep 2009 05:39:08 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 1 Sep 2009 05:39:08 +0000 (UTC) Cc: juri@jurta.org, cyd@stupidchicken.com, rms@gnu.org, joakim@verona.se, emacs-devel@gnu.org To: Eli Zaretskii Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue Sep 01 07:39:00 2009 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 1MiM55-00073W-6k for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Tue, 01 Sep 2009 07:39:00 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:42279 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1MiM54-00042F-Dy for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Tue, 01 Sep 2009 01:38:58 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1MiM3Y-0003gs-2x for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 01 Sep 2009 01:37:24 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1MiM3T-0003fV-0k for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 01 Sep 2009 01:37:23 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=42423 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1MiM3S-0003fS-Qu for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 01 Sep 2009 01:37:18 -0400 Original-Received: from ironport2-out.pppoe.ca ([206.248.154.182]:58353 helo=ironport2-out.teksavvy.com) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1MiM3P-0006hr-NB; Tue, 01 Sep 2009 01:37:15 -0400 X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: ApsEANtPnEpFpYuS/2dsb2JhbACBU9cuhBoFh2c X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.44,310,1249272000"; d="scan'208";a="44689842" Original-Received: from 69-165-139-146.dsl.teksavvy.com (HELO pastel.home) ([69.165.139.146]) by ironport2-out.teksavvy.com with ESMTP; 01 Sep 2009 01:36:07 -0400 Original-Received: by pastel.home (Postfix, from userid 20848) id 4448F7F24; Tue, 1 Sep 2009 01:37:14 -0400 (EDT) In-Reply-To: <838wgz9wxn.fsf@gnu.org> (Eli Zaretskii's message of "Tue, 01 Sep 2009 06:16:20 +0300") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.1.50 (gnu/linux) X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: Genre and OS details not recognized. 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:114936 Archived-At: >> > No one has yet explained why we shouldn't deal with such failures by >> > simply fixing Emacs' file detection, instead of relying on libmagic or >> Because we don't want to keep reinventing the wheel, do we? > What wheel is that? Emacs has been consulting various internal > databases since time immemoriam. We do the same with Unicode > databases as well. Yes, Emacs reinvented many wheels, and even preinvented some. That doesn't make reinvention any more desirable. Stefan