GNU bug report logs - #1043
PENDING_OUTPUT_COUNT discussion

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Dan Nicolaescu <dann <at> ics.uci.edu>

Date: Sun, 28 Sep 2008 07:25:03 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: notabug

Done: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: rms <at> gnu.org
Cc: 1043 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: bug#1043: emacs does not compile when using uClibc
Date: Thu, 02 Oct 2008 08:42:44 -0400

>     It looks safe enough.  But let's just note for the future that
>     PENDING_OUTPUT_COUNT should die.

> That feature used to be important for making output preemption really
> work on remote logins.  Please do not get rid of it!

I do not understand:
1- PENDING_OUTPUT_COUNT is not a feature, but an internal
   implementation trick.  Not sure what is the corresponding feature.
2- Why/how is it related to remote logins?
3- Why/how is it related to output preemption?


        Stefan
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