Re: [patch] enhanced mac drag-n-drop

[Jan D.]

> Thanks.  I've just encountered a situation that I'd like to use
> code conversion, which may call Feval, inside XTread_socket.
> That is related to a callback function for the clipboard, and it
> should complete code conversion before it returns.  Thus passing
> events to Lisp does not work here.
>
> Is GC the only reason to avoid Feval inside XTread_socket?  If
> so, is it possible to use code conversion together with
> inhibit_garbage_collection?

The main reason AFAIK is that the Lisp interpreter is not reentrant.  
If some Lisp code is preempted by a signal and then XTread_socket calls 
Lisp code, you have two instances of the Lisp interpreter running in 
parallell, and it is not designed for that.  Much like not being thread 
safe.

        Jan D.