mutt: new changeset

2013-01-21 Thread Brendan Cully
New changeset in mutt: http://dev.mutt.org/hg/mutt/rev/98e031cd81d4 changeset: 6291:98e031cd81d4 branch: HEAD tag: tip user:Michael Elkins date:Sun Jan 20 21:45:10 2013 + summary: use pkg-config to look for libidn if available. -- Repository URL: http://de

Re: Mutt and scripting

2013-01-21 Thread Vincent Lefevre
On 2013-01-20 12:47:13 -0800, Brendan Cully wrote: > This has actually been done before, with guile as the scripting > language. Personally I think that's not the best choice, and either > python or lua would be better. The old code has certainly rotted, and > I don't know of anyone working script

Re: [Mutt] #3626: Commit 98e031cd81d4 breaks compilation on OSX 10.7.5

2013-01-21 Thread Mutt
#3626: Commit 98e031cd81d4 breaks compilation on OSX 10.7.5 -+-- Reporter: balderdash | Owner: mutt-dev Type: defect | Status: new Priority: major | Milestone: Component: mutt|Version: Resolution:

Re: [Mutt] #3626: Commit 98e031cd81d4 breaks compilation on OSX 10.7.5

2013-01-21 Thread Mutt
#3626: Commit 98e031cd81d4 breaks compilation on OSX 10.7.5 -+-- Reporter: balderdash | Owner: mutt-dev Type: defect | Status: new Priority: major | Milestone: Component: mutt|Version: Resolution:

Re: [Mutt] #3626: Commit 98e031cd81d4 breaks compilation on OSX 10.7.5

2013-01-21 Thread Mutt
#3626: Commit 98e031cd81d4 breaks compilation on OSX 10.7.5 -+-- Reporter: balderdash | Owner: mutt-dev Type: defect | Status: new Priority: major | Milestone: Component: mutt|Version: Resolution:

Re: [Mutt] #3626: Commit 98e031cd81d4 breaks compilation on OSX 10.7.5

2013-01-21 Thread Mutt
#3626: Commit 98e031cd81d4 breaks compilation on OSX 10.7.5 -+-- Reporter: balderdash | Owner: mutt-dev Type: defect | Status: new Priority: major | Milestone: Component: mutt|Version: Resolution:

Re: Lua vis-a-vis Python

2013-01-21 Thread David Champion
I received this off-list, so thought perhaps I should explain on-list. > Python may be better for other things. As for embedding, Lua is definitely > more suited than Python. Let's face it, compared to Lua, Python is a > monster: too big and too bloated for embedding. Lua is slim and agile. It's >

Re: Lua vis-a-vis Python

2013-01-21 Thread Derek Martin
On Mon, Jan 21, 2013 at 11:29:48AM -0600, David Champion wrote: > Embedding is almost never done for its own sake; it's either for > internal scripting, or to bridge a tool to other tools. So the > corollary questions are: > - how many people know and use the language? > - what purposes do the

Re: Lua vis-a-vis Python

2013-01-21 Thread Rado Q
=- Derek Martin wrote on Mon 21.Jan'13 at 11:48:18 -0600 -= > I'd prefer that a language with substantial critical mass be used, > and I suspect there are far, far more mutt users who already know > python than those who know lua. IMO that alone would make Python a > much better choice. How does

Re: Mutt and scripting

2013-01-21 Thread Brendan Cully
On Monday, 21 January 2013 at 13:17, Vincent Lefevre wrote: > > On 2013-01-20 12:47:13 -0800, Brendan Cully wrote: > > This has actually been done before, with guile as the scripting > > language. Personally I think that's not the best choice, and either > > python or lua would be better. The old

Re: Lua vis-a-vis Python

2013-01-21 Thread Derek Martin
On Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 12:33:35AM +0100, Rado Q wrote: > =- Derek Martin wrote on Mon 21.Jan'13 at 11:48:18 -0600 -= > > > I'd prefer that a language with substantial critical mass be used, > > and I suspect there are far, far more mutt users who already know > > python than those who know lua. I

Re: [Mutt] #3626: Commit 98e031cd81d4 breaks compilation on OSX 10.7.5

2013-01-21 Thread Mutt
#3626: Commit 98e031cd81d4 breaks compilation on OSX 10.7.5 -+-- Reporter: balderdash | Owner: mutt-dev Type: defect | Status: closed Priority: major | Milestone: Component: mutt|Version: Resolution: fix

Re: Lua vis-a-vis Python

2013-01-21 Thread Cameron Simpson
On 22Jan2013 00:33, Rado Q wrote: | =- Derek Martin wrote on Mon 21.Jan'13 at 11:48:18 -0600 -= | > I'd prefer that a language with substantial critical mass be used, | > and I suspect there are far, far more mutt users who already know | > python than those who know lua. IMO that alone would make

Re: [Mutt] #3626: Commit 98e031cd81d4 breaks compilation on OSX 10.7.5

2013-01-21 Thread Mutt
#3626: Commit 98e031cd81d4 breaks compilation on OSX 10.7.5 -+-- Reporter: balderdash | Owner: mutt-dev Type: defect | Status: closed Priority: major | Milestone: Component: mutt|Version: Resolution: fix