Hi.
It's cool, but why this future should be available only for lisp programmers?
I far as I understand, the file referenced by *motd-pathname* should be accessible from the local machine. If so, it may be more flexible to implement ChangeLog parser in emacs lisp and turn it into a separate tool, that may be used by any emacs user, not necessary by lisp developer.
Regards, -Anton
-----Original Message----- From: slime-devel-bounces@common-lisp.net [mailto:slime-devel-bounces@common-lisp.net]On Behalf Of Marco Baringer Sent: Friday, November 03, 2006 5:14 PM To: slime-devel@common-lisp.net Subject: [slime-devel] slime feature proposal: message-of-the-day
hi,
i have a new slime feature but i'm debating whethere it's actually useful as part of standard slime or just bloat:
we have a new variable swank:*motd-pathname* which, when not NIL, is assumed to name a ChangeLog formated file. When we connect slime to swank this file is read and the entries in the last N days are given to slime to be inserted into the repl before the prompt and after the banner.
The idea behind this variable is tha a group of programmers would use it to communicate or remind themselves about development related changes (i'm thinking stuff like changes to default startup procedures, moving databases, api changes, test suite results, etc.).
so, would this actually be useful or is it just bloat? (including the ChangeLog parser it's around 80 lines of code).
-- -Marco Ring the bells that still can ring. Forget your perfect offering. There is a crack in everything. That's how the light gets in. -Leonard Cohen
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