Re: emacs-dynamic-module in Emacs Git?

[Stefan Monnier]

>     fail), unless we mark such exportable functions and build an
>     import library that will be passed to the linker when the module's
>     shared object is built.  Likewise with global variables defined by
>     Emacs.

Indeed, we'll have to define clearly what can be called.  Basically,
design an API for modules.

>     (In general, I question why "modules" that require such tight
>     integration with Emacs internals are a good idea: why not simply
>     add them to the Emacs core and be done with that?  What do we gain
>     by having them as separate .so shared objects?)

Because we want to provide the possibility to distribute dynamic
moduless via GNU ELPA, MELPA, Marmalade, ...


        Stefan