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: persistent lisp objects Date: Wed, 07 Oct 2009 18:03:29 -0400 Message-ID: References: <871vlqt9rv.fsf@tux.homenetwork> <87ljjv5y5b.fsf@tux.homenetwork> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1254953041 14618 80.91.229.12 (7 Oct 2009 22:04:01 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 7 Oct 2009 22:04:01 +0000 (UTC) Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org, 'Thierry Volpiatto' To: "Drew Adams" Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Thu Oct 08 00:03:52 2009 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 1Mvebv-0004US-Fv for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:03:51 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:39216 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Mvebu-0000b4-Sn for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Wed, 07 Oct 2009 18:03:50 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Mvebf-0000Oq-UF for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 07 Oct 2009 18:03:35 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Mvebb-0000KG-2i for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 07 Oct 2009 18:03:35 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=34601 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Mveba-0000K3-Vt for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 07 Oct 2009 18:03:31 -0400 Original-Received: from ironport2-out.teksavvy.com ([206.248.154.183]:41652 helo=ironport2-out.pppoe.ca) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1Mveba-000686-9e for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 07 Oct 2009 18:03:30 -0400 X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: Aq0EAHuszEpMCqug/2dsb2JhbACBUtVehCoEhzg X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.44,521,1249272000"; d="scan'208";a="47267539" Original-Received: from 76-10-171-160.dsl.teksavvy.com (HELO pastel.home) ([76.10.171.160]) by ironport2-out.pppoe.ca with ESMTP; 07 Oct 2009 18:03:29 -0400 Original-Received: by pastel.home (Postfix, from userid 20848) id 707C980D2; Wed, 7 Oct 2009 18:03:29 -0400 (EDT) In-Reply-To: (Drew Adams's message of "Wed, 7 Oct 2009 09:53:29 -0700") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.1.50 (gnu/linux) X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: Genre and OS details not recognized. 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:115968 Archived-At: > From what I understand, Thierry says that Emacs now has a general > serialization/deserialization feature, in the form of byte-compiling > to a file and then reading that file. I haven't tested it, but if I have no idea what he thinks as novel, but such functions have been available for ages. Called print and read. Stefan