Re: Emacs on OS X development

[Jan Djärv]

Hello.

13 jul 2012 kl. 19:48 skrev John Wiegley:

>>>>>> René Kyllingstad <address@hidden> writes:
> 
>> At this point it seems like OS X and GNUstep are two different systems with
>> a common ancestor in NeXTSTEP.
> 
>> Adding the Mac Port to bzr would allow them to develop along with the system
>> they target, at the same time as it makes it much easier to share code where
>> it makes sense.
> 
> Yes, I really think that GNUstep and OS X should be regarding as different
> targets, while sharing as much code as makes sense.  OS X will only keep
> diverging.

This might be true in some sense, but it is not practical.  GNUStep does not 
get much attention in Emacs, but it is more likely that a developer that has 
looked at the OSX code takes a stab at it if they are similar and use the same 
API:s.  If we bring in the Mac port, I think we must drop GNUStep due to lack 
of developer time.

Also, while not perfect, a developer making big sweeping changes across all 
platforms can at least compile for GNUStep if there is no OSX-machine at hand.

As for OSX and GNUStep diverging, that is natural.  Gtk+ 2 and Gtk+ 3 keep 
diverging also, but it is not a big problem.

        Jan D.