Re: Should this package be included into the NS port?

[Alan Third]

On Tue, May 15, 2018 at 02:25:30PM -0400, Stefan Monnier wrote:
> > Ryan C. Thompson's package is licensed under the GPLv3 so I suppose that
> > it could be included into the NS port if he signs the copyright
> > paperwork. It may also need a bit more firming-up before heading into
> > the mainline, but I think it's pretty solid as-is.
> 
> The Gtk port has a somewhat similar hack in the C code to avoid closing
> the display (to try and delay the infamous multi-display Gtk bug).
> 
> So I think it might make sense to add such a workaround for this OSX bug
> much more directly in the core (rather than via defadvice).

It might be worth investigating exactly why the NS port can’t open a
new frame in this situation, but I’ve not got round to it yet. It
seems rather strange to me.
-- 
Alan Third