From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Barry Margolin Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: How to make a lisp function use an outside executable such as a compiled C program? Date: Thu, 03 Oct 2002 17:29:47 GMT Organization: Genuity, Woburn, MA Sender: help-gnu-emacs-admin@gnu.org Message-ID: References: <9e8ebeb2.0210030430.75338b18@posting.google.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: localhost.gmane.org X-Trace: main.gmane.org 1033705023 8529 127.0.0.1 (4 Oct 2002 04:17:03 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@main.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 4 Oct 2002 04:17:03 +0000 (UTC) Return-path: Original-Received: from mail-relay.eunet.no ([193.71.71.242]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 17xJtc-0002D6-00 for ; Fri, 04 Oct 2002 06:17:01 +0200 Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org (monty-python.gnu.org [199.232.76.173]) by mail-relay.eunet.no (8.12.2/8.12.2/GN) with ESMTP id g944HPML084069 for ; Fri, 4 Oct 2002 06:17:25 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from help-gnu-emacs-admin@gnu.org) Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.10) id 17xJtz-0005OB-00; Fri, 04 Oct 2002 00:17:23 -0400 Original-Path: shelby.stanford.edu!newsfeed.stanford.edu!paloalto-snf1.gtei.net!crtntx1-snh1.gtei.net!news.gtei.net!paloalto-snr1.gtei.net.POSTED!not-for-mail Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help Mail-Copies-To: never X-Newsreader: trn 4.0-test72 (19 April 1999) Originator: barmar@genuity.net (Barry Margolin) Original-Lines: 12 Original-X-Trace: /whjsh1bGFJpA0AIdkqEkMI7UsQFB2PxKzMSMYx8GhJyMYUM7DOvGmigzfbk3Ml5neLCj44z0dAE!B1Cyut9rh54mFaL/D/dE1KzG3e9m7PmvWkuwn2e/i2/5qFQWk2mh6vP/yEzlPshs6umdkQL7rANa!gsPs098VI/tvNQ== Original-X-Complaints-To: abuse@gte.net X-Abuse-Info: Please be sure to forward a copy of ALL headers X-Abuse-Info: Otherwise we will be unable to process your complaint properly Original-NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 03 Oct 2002 17:29:47 GMT Original-Distribution: world Original-Xref: shelby.stanford.edu gnu.emacs.help:105677 Original-To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-admin@gnu.org X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.11 Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:2202 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.help:2202 In article <9e8ebeb2.0210030430.75338b18@posting.google.com>, gnuist wrote: >How to make a lisp function use an outside executable such as a compiled >C program? Use the call-process function. -- Barry Margolin, barmar@genuity.net Genuity, Woburn, MA *** DON'T SEND TECHNICAL QUESTIONS DIRECTLY TO ME, post them to newsgroups. Please DON'T copy followups to me -- I'll assume it wasn't posted to the group.