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> Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2008 10:45:19 +0530
> From: dhruva <dhruvakm@gmail.com>
> 
>  I was hoping to have emacs daemon on M$ platforms. I did a quick hack
> by enabling is_daemon (through the debugger - easier than modifying
> the source) to see where it groks. From my limited understanding, the
> 'sys_select' with following message.
> 
> warning: select.WaitForMultipleObjects (2, 4406) failed with 6
> 
> If am in the process of debugging it further, if someone has already
> explored this path, please let me know or guide me.

Why does it make sense to have this on Windows?  What would you like
to accomplish with this option on Windows?