From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Emanuel Berg Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: making software with Emacs and Elisp Date: Sun, 20 Oct 2013 03:12:51 +0200 Organization: Aioe.org NNTP Server Message-ID: <87iows218z.fsf@nl106-137-194.student.uu.se> References: NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1382231712 17531 80.91.229.3 (20 Oct 2013 01:15:12 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 20 Oct 2013 01:15:12 +0000 (UTC) To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sun Oct 20 03:15:17 2013 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1VXhbx-0005jI-1c for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sun, 20 Oct 2013 03:15:17 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:34828 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1VXhbw-00028K-6z for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sat, 19 Oct 2013 21:15:16 -0400 Original-Path: usenet.stanford.edu!news.kjsl.com!feeder.erje.net!eu.feeder.erje.net!news2.arglkargh.de!news.mixmin.net!aioe.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help Original-Lines: 31 Original-NNTP-Posting-Host: VVbyYd/iFZoeWNmD9i++cQ.user.speranza.aioe.org Original-X-Complaints-To: abuse@aioe.org User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.4 (gnu/linux) X-Notice: Filtered by postfilter v. 0.8.2 Cancel-Lock: sha1:Wq+GBsreLl+4A0qrjA4ePTDkGdg= Mail-Copies-To: never Original-Xref: usenet.stanford.edu gnu.emacs.help:201836 X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:94105 Archived-At: Barry OReilly writes: >> I have several ideas for software that has to do with >> physical things, and does not belong in the world of >> computing. For example, I'm working on a tool to >> teach deaf people read lips! (Not "Lisp".) >> >> Is there a minimal binary Emacs VM for the accursed >> Apple and Windows world, that you could distribute >> along with the software, or is there another way you >> could make all that work? > > Having an Emacs that can run outside the world of > computing could be difficult. Tools that deal with computers are ready to ship the moment they work on your on system. But if I make a tool for fishers, I don't demand that they are fluent in Unix. On the contrary, I'd be happy if they use my software on whatever system. > You could start by looking at the butterfly function > though. There *is* such a function, it seems like a joke though. Unless I'm wrong, your post wasn't helpful. -- Emanuel Berg, programmer-for-rent. CV, projects, etc at uXu underground experts united: http://user.it.uu.se/~embe8573