Re: ISO a fast-loading Emacs

[Tim X]

kj <socyl@987jk.com.invalid> writes:

> I have an Emacs session running all the time; each of these sessions
> runs for days or weeks on end, so I'm not concerned about the fact
> that Emacs takes a very long time to get started.
> 
> But I also would like to have a fast-loading Emacs (or Emacs clone)
> as the value of my EDITOR variable, so that whenever a program
> requires me to edit text I don't have to wait a long time for the
> auxiliary editor to come up.
> 
> Any suggestions?
> 

Yes, use gnuserv. Just put
(gnuserv-start) 

in your .emacs and set your shell EDITOR variable to 

EDITOR=gnuclient

Then when a program references EDITOR, such as crontab -e, an emacs
frame will be opened. Very fast - probably as fast as using vi and
certainly faster than starting a whole new emacs.

Tim
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