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: & and M-& to run programs asynchronously Date: Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:03:42 +0200 Message-ID: References: <87hcbkpo0e.fsf@gmail.com> <86y74wzeq1.fsf@lola.quinscape.zz> <874p7ifonh.fsf@jurta.org> <873amryzdu.fsf_-_@gmail.com> <87iqt9dwtm.fsf@gmail.com> <87zlmfpov5.fsf@jurta.org> <87tz20660j.fsf@yahoo.com> <873a9km3fh.fsf@mail.jurta.org> <87y6rbgez1.fsf@CPU107.opentrends.net> <87hbxy373a.fsf@mail.jurta.org> <87zlbps06o.fsf@mail.jurta.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1246460642 26271 80.91.229.12 (1 Jul 2009 15:04:02 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 1 Jul 2009 15:04:02 +0000 (UTC) Cc: Daniel Clemente , emacs-devel@gnu.org To: Juri Linkov Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Wed Jul 01 17:03:54 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 1MM1Ll-0003TJ-RH for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:03:54 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:58397 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1MM1Lk-0002K9-SO for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:03:52 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1MM1Lf-0002K4-EQ for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:03:47 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1MM1La-0002GA-Gk for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:03:46 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=40410 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1MM1La-0002Fy-8R for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:03:42 -0400 Original-Received: from smtp-04.vtx.ch ([212.147.0.65]:39000) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1MM1LZ-0002ok-Nd for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:03:41 -0400 Original-Received: from alfajor.home (dyn.144-85-174-020.dsl.vtx.ch [144.85.174.20]) by smtp-04.vtx.ch (VTX Services SA) with ESMTP id 259BC29AFB9; Wed, 1 Jul 2009 17:03:41 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: by alfajor.home (Postfix, from userid 20848) id BB37964346; Wed, 1 Jul 2009 17:03:42 +0200 (CEST) In-Reply-To: <87zlbps06o.fsf@mail.jurta.org> (Juri Linkov's message of "Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:02:55 +0300") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.0.94 (gnu/linux) X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6, seldom 2.4 (older, 4) 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:111857 Archived-At: >>> Below is a ready patch submitted for verification before checking in: >> As it stands its usefulness is rather dubious: the user could just as >> easily type the extra & at the end. Could someone remind me what were >> the arguments for adding it? What are the expected use-cases and >> planned improvements? > Sure, in its current state it is useless. That's why I said > it is just a starting point for adding more options relevant only > for asynchronous commands. These options include using M-& as an > application launcher that will allow automatic creation of > multiple *Async Shell Command* buffers, deciding whether to > display the output buffer for GUI apps or not, etc. OK, thanks. That makes sense. Stefan