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> It is not an idea that is supported by the whole Emacs community. One problem is portability, Emacs Guile means alienating Windows users. Guile does not run
by AlexeyBrin 8y ago
> It is not an idea that is supported by the whole Emacs community.
One problem is portability, Emacs Guile means alienating Windows users. Guile does not run on Windows.
As it is now, I can use same Emacs on my home Mac system, on my work Windows 10 computer and on various Linux servers.
- rekado 8y ago> Guile does not run on Windows This hasn't always been this way, though, as far as I know. It is also not an insurmountable obstacle, but it is one of many small things that make Emacs developers worry. Another problem that makes Guile Emacs somewhat less attractive is the difference in string handling. Emacs deals well with improperly encoded strings (because that's what people throw at it), whereas Guile prefers to either deal with byte streams or properly encoded strings. Shuffling strings back and forth between an Elisp and a native Guile representation is not very attractive.