Re: Mac OS-compatible ports

[YAMAMOTO Mitsuharu]

On 2011/12/31, at 23:27, Jan D. wrote:

>> 1) NS port: Cocoa API, works on Mac OS X with some issues, compatible
>> with GNUstep and can work there (it needs lots of work though).  Apple
>> has repeatedly stated Cocoa is the preferred API for Mac OS X
>> developers, especially for new software.
> 
> I don't think GNUStep needs "lots" of work, just work :-).  AFAIK, it is 
> mainly fonts that are problematic, but then again, fonts in GNUStep (i.e. 
> without Emacs) seems to be a problem.  The NS font backend needs work, as it 
> is quite slow and uses old API:s.

What about the "Lisp evaluation inside read_socket_hook" problem
on the GNUstep port?  Is your idea for Cocoa (Mac OS X 10.5 or
later) applicable to GNUstep, or do you have another idea?

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