Re: Some experience with the igc branch

[Gerd Möllmann]

Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> writes:

>> From: Gerd Möllmann <gerd.moellmann@gmail.com>
>> Cc: pipcet@protonmail.com,  ofv@wanadoo.es,  emacs-devel@gnu.org,
>>   eller.helmut@gmail.com,  acorallo@gnu.org
>> Date: Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:49:30 +0100
>> 
>> Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> writes:
>> 
>> >> From: Gerd Möllmann <gerd.moellmann@gmail.com>
>> >> Cc: pipcet@protonmail.com,  ofv@wanadoo.es,  emacs-devel@gnu.org,
>> >>   eller.helmut@gmail.com,  acorallo@gnu.org
>> >> Date: Wed, 25 Dec 2024 15:57:32 +0100
>> >> 
>> >> Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> writes:
>> >> 
>> >> > I guess I'm yearning for some commentary in igc.c, not unlike what you
>> >> > wrote in xdisp.c at the time, which would explain the basics, like
>> >> > what are roots, what's the purpose of all those root_create_SOMETHING
>> >> > functions, what's the difference between exact and ambiguous roots,
>> >> > etc.  Because currently we are not too spoiled by comments in igc.c.
>> >> 
>> >> Would a reference to the MPS Guide
>> >> 
>> >>   https://memory-pool-system.readthedocs.io/en/latest/guide/index.html#
>> >> 
>> >> help?
>> >
>> > Not really.  Their documentation is (a) too vague/abstract/circular
>> > (i.e., stuff is not explained for itself, but instead they
>> > cross-reference to some other stuff -- e.g., try to understand what is
>> > a "root"), and (b) not specific to Emacs, so the relation between MPS
>> > terminology and Emacs objects is missing.
>> 
>> Too bad. In that case, I guess I should consider to begin to think about
>> planning to start to try write something up. That's a bit like pulling
>> teeth, TBH. Don't know how long that will take.
>
> Thanks.  No matter how long it will take, it will be shorter than
> eternity.

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