From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Dan Nicolaescu Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Removing MULTI_KBOARD Date: Sat, 23 Aug 2008 11:24:38 -0700 Message-ID: <200808231824.m7NIOcqI011373@sallyv1.ics.uci.edu> References: <200807311921.m6VJLxu1016770@sallyv1.ics.uci.edu> <200808011209.m71C9Tj3018356@sallyv1.ics.uci.edu> <200808020655.m726tvsI017108@sallyv1.ics.uci.edu> <200808020927.m729Rnov027876@sallyv1.ics.uci.edu> <489432B0.2000305@gnu.org> <87r697qzn3.fsf@stupidchicken.com> <18580.58502.366085.330994@kahikatea.snap.net.nz> <200808040115.m741Fp6T000371@sallyv1.ics.uci.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1219515958 9011 80.91.229.12 (23 Aug 2008 18:25:58 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 23 Aug 2008 18:25:58 +0000 (UTC) Cc: monnier@iro.umontreal.ca, emacs-devel@gnu.org To: Eli Zaretskii Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sat Aug 23 20:26:51 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 1KWxp1-000789-UL for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sat, 23 Aug 2008 20:26:48 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:57656 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1KWxo4-0003PL-0I for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sat, 23 Aug 2008 14:25:48 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KWxnz-0003PG-UH for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 23 Aug 2008 14:25:43 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KWxny-0003P4-G1 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 23 Aug 2008 14:25:42 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=56970 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1KWxny-0003P1-8O for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 23 Aug 2008 14:25:42 -0400 Original-Received: from sallyv1.ics.uci.edu ([128.195.1.109]:64801) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:DHE_RSA_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA1:24) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1KWxns-0007U7-GQ; Sat, 23 Aug 2008 14:25:36 -0400 X-ICS-MailScanner-Watermark: 1220120682.1444@UscZQgYkfO1UzCQd/J+WDQ Original-Received: from mothra.ics.uci.edu (mothra.ics.uci.edu [128.195.6.93]) by sallyv1.ics.uci.edu (8.13.7+Sun/8.13.7) with ESMTP id m7NIOcqI011373; Sat, 23 Aug 2008 11:24:38 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: (Eli Zaretskii's message of "Sat, 23 Aug 2008 21:05:55 +0300") Original-Lines: 36 X-ICS-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-ICS-MailScanner-SpamCheck: not spam, SpamAssassin (score=-1.44, required 5, autolearn=disabled, ALL_TRUSTED -1.44) X-ICS-MailScanner-From: dann@mothra.ics.uci.edu X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: Solaris 10 (beta) 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:102884 Archived-At: Eli Zaretskii writes: > > Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2008 21:08:29 +0300 > > From: Eli Zaretskii > > Cc: nickrob@snap.net.nz, dann@ics.uci.edu, cyd@stupidchicken.com, > > emacs-devel@gnu.org > > > > > From: Stefan Monnier > > > Cc: dann@ics.uci.edu, nickrob@snap.net.nz, cyd@stupidchicken.com, emacs-devel@gnu.org > > > Date: Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:37:22 -0400 > > > > > > >> Eli, could you explain what is the remaining problem with his > > > >> change, then? > > > > > > > I will be able to explain that when I actually make the DOS port > > > > working again. Everyone else is telling me that there are no > > > > problems, but no one of them is actually familiar with how the DOS > > > > port works, so I still have my doubts. > > > > > > OK. So I hereby grant you a voucher for 32KB of complaints about the > > > MULTI_KBOARD merge, to be redeemed when the DOS port is revived, > > > > Beware: I will hold you to your word. > > Well, it turned out to be much worse than my worst fears, but I did it > anyway: the MS-DOS build of Emacs 23 is operational again. There are > still a few problems I need to take care of, but it compiles, links, > dumps itself, and comes up as a useful editor. > > Please don't ask for more details, or I will have hard time resisting > the temptation to stop being civilized and say everything I think > about the code changes that broke the DOS port so hard for such > relatively small changes in functionality. And I don't mean just the > MULTI_KBOARD thing. Was the removed MULTI_KBOARD code actually needed?