Re: Service registration
Hi,
>>"Guy" == Guy Maor <maor@1Cust8.max37.los-angeles.ca.ms.uu.net> writes:
Guy> Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@datasync.com> writes:
>> This will not work for packages like Gnus, bbdb, w3, hyperbole, vm,
>> and psgml, since the compilation requires selectively preloading
>> some files, or even running complex build-scripts during the
>> compilation of the elisp files.
Guy> Why can't they be run from the hook then? The client can
Guy> register its build script. The server (different versions of
Guy> emacs or xemacs) would then run the build script, compiling it to
Guy> its own byte code.
Because the normal build process is to say make build; and it
may need files that may not be available. Also, a script is not easy
to build from a complex multi directory make process: case in point:
tm-7.106. I maintain a local deb package (I have no real reason for
not using the official package), so I know how complex that is.
Please do not misunderstand me, I like the proposal, but it
does not solve all the problems for all elisp packages.
We still need an elisp solution for packages like tm.
manoj
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