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[PATCH] gnu: emacs: Add modules support.

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From: Brett Gilio <brettg <at> posteo.net>
To: Ricardo Wurmus <rekado <at> elephly.net>
Cc: Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org>, Pierre-Antoine Rouby <contact <at> parouby.fr>, 34371 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: [bug#34371] [PATCH] gnu: emacs: Add modules support.
Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2019 17:05:41 -0600

Ricardo Wurmus writes:

> Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org> writes:
>
>> Hello Pierre-Antoine,
>>
>> Pierre-Antoine Rouby <contact <at> parouby.fr> skribis:
>>
>>> * gnu/packages/emacs.scm (emacs): Add modules support in configure-flags.
>>> ---
>>>  gnu/packages/emacs.scm | 1 +
>>>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
>>>
>>> diff --git a/gnu/packages/emacs.scm b/gnu/packages/emacs.scm
>>> index 7e8dcadf9..40d280f3e 100644
>>> --- a/gnu/packages/emacs.scm
>>> +++ b/gnu/packages/emacs.scm
>>> @@ -115,6 +115,7 @@
>>>      (build-system glib-or-gtk-build-system)
>>>      (arguments
>>>       `(#:tests? #f  ; no check target
>>> +       #:configure-flags (list "--with-modules")
>>
>> What effect does it have?  (I guess I’m a noob!)
>>
>> If the Emacsfolks among us are fine with it, then so be it!
>
> This allows one to build and load native C modules.  It’s a heavy-weight
> extension mechanism (that one could use to extend Emacs with Guile
> support, for example).
>
> I don’t object to this change.

Agreed with Ricardo,

I think this change is great, it is something I have been doing in my
own recipe for Emacs. Move it upstream, for sure.

Brett Gilio

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