Re: Consolidation of image support (was Re: Emacs on MAC OS X 10.3)

[storm@cua.dk (Kim F. Storm)]

YAMAMOTO Mitsuharu <mituharu@math.s.chiba-u.ac.jp> writes:

> >>>>> On 18 Dec 2003 01:53:20 +0100, Kim F. Storm said:
> 
> > Be aware that I plan (in the near future) to take out the image
> > support code from xfns.c, w32fns.c and macfns.c and consolidate it in
> > a new image.c file.  
> > 
> > That should reduce 15000 lines of code to approx 5500 lines.
> > 
> > It seems that most of the image code in macfns.c isn't actually
> > used/ported yet, so it would be a good thing to consolidate the code
> > before finishing the image support for MAC.
> 
> Actually, I've been porting the image support code to Carbon Emacs,

That will make MAC users happy I suppose :-)

> and I think it's almost ready now although some features are not
> implemented yet.  I was planning to send the patch as soon as my
> assignment paper is accepted, and currently I'm waiting for the form
> to be delivered to me.  Should I send the patch now?  

No need to do so.

I don't expect to actually work on the consolidation until CVS is back
up again.  I want to be sure to get any fixes to that people -- like
yourself -- may have laying around waiting to be committed before I
start.

>                                                       Many parts in
> macfns.c is almost identical with those in xfns.c.

I would have expected that (otherwise there would be no reason to
consolidate the code :-)


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