GNU bug report logs - #32434
configure option without-xim is non-standard

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Message #9 received at 32434 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: Noam Postavsky <npostavs <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 32434 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#32434: configure option without-xim is non-standard
Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2018 21:08:10 -0400

Noam Postavsky wrote:

>> I think it's wrong to have a build-time option for a feature that can be
>> controlled at run-time (by X resources).
>
> Eli seems okay with the idea for double buffering[1] (though that one is
> by frame parameters, not X resources). 

I don't want to mix two issues, but if you're asking, IMO that would
also be a mistake (eg a run-time command-line option would be better).

> I agree it seems a bit redundant, but is it really worth the trouble
> of removing?

Well if no-one actively objects (... oh right, this is Emacs),
I would consider it worth my trouble to remove it, some day.

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