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> Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help
> From: Hugo Wolf <hwolf@deutsches.lieder.net>
> Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2002 12:43:29 GMT
> 
> > Also, it may be better to test for specific capabilities
> 
> In this case the window-system check is exactly the right level of
> specificity for what I'm after

It might be perfect today, but as the capabilities of the mac port
changes with time, your customizations will suffer from bitrot.
Testing for specific capabilities avoids the burden to constantly
maintain your init files due to such changes.