From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Stefan Monnier Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Patch to trunk: merge common code in hourglass impl Date: Wed, 04 Jun 2008 12:17:28 -0400 Message-ID: References: <484660F1.2070609@gnu.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1212596295 19987 80.91.229.12 (4 Jun 2008 16:18:15 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2008 16:18:15 +0000 (UTC) Cc: Adrian Robert , emacs- devel To: Jason Rumney Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Wed Jun 04 18:18:56 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 1K3vhP-00053f-LN for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Wed, 04 Jun 2008 18:18:56 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:40361 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1K3vgb-0007UJ-QJ for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Wed, 04 Jun 2008 12:18:05 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1K3vgV-0007Tg-Ar for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 04 Jun 2008 12:17:59 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1K3vgT-0007TM-7G for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 04 Jun 2008 12:17:58 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=42406 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1K3vgS-0007TG-Uw for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 04 Jun 2008 12:17:56 -0400 Original-Received: from mercure.iro.umontreal.ca ([132.204.24.67]:52942) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1K3vgM-0008Df-O5; Wed, 04 Jun 2008 12:17:51 -0400 Original-Received: from hidalgo.iro.umontreal.ca (hidalgo.iro.umontreal.ca [132.204.27.50]) by mercure.iro.umontreal.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id D24A22CFC4B; Wed, 4 Jun 2008 12:17:48 -0400 (EDT) Original-Received: from faina.iro.umontreal.ca (faina.iro.umontreal.ca [132.204.26.177]) by hidalgo.iro.umontreal.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id 231543FE0; Wed, 4 Jun 2008 12:17:28 -0400 (EDT) Original-Received: by faina.iro.umontreal.ca (Postfix, from userid 20848) id 12CB741BEC; Wed, 4 Jun 2008 12:17:28 -0400 (EDT) In-Reply-To: <484660F1.2070609@gnu.org> (Jason Rumney's message of "Wed, 04 Jun 2008 10:31:29 +0100") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.0.60 (gnu/linux) X-DIRO-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-DIRO-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-DIRO-MailScanner-SpamCheck: n'est pas un polluriel, SpamAssassin (score=-2.82, requis 5, autolearn=not spam, ALL_TRUSTED -2.82) X-DIRO-MailScanner-From: monnier@iro.umontreal.ca X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) 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:98398 Archived-At: >>> - Under W32, atimers are not currently used, so the common code cannot be >>> either. If atimers will work under W32, then the patch can be improved to >>> benefit W32 as well. >> It would be good to know if the avoidance of atimers was done >> on purpose. Eli? Jason? > I don't think atimers are supported on Windows. My understanding is that > they require signals. That'd explain it, thanks, Stefan