"Stephen J. Turnbull" <turnbull(a)sk.tsukuba.ac.jp> writes:
>>>>> "mb" == Martin Buchholz
<martin(a)xemacs.org> writes:
mb> I don't think Mule and non-Mule xemacs are _so_ intrinsically
mb> different. For example, it might very well be possible to
mb> teach non-mule xemacs how to byte-compile mule elc's, or at
mb> least to recognize when it cannot do so.
The problem is not byte-compiling. The problem is the Lisp reader.
You need to teach the Lisp reader that the construct ?\033$BC8\033(B
is not an error,
That might go under "recognize when it cannot do so".
It's _much_ easier to make Mule fast, robust, and universal,
IMHO.
I wouldn't bet on it.