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		ducktective on Aug 26, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why Does Elisp Suck Well, an Emacsen that hopes achieving the same degree of popularity as Emacs should be usable in Windows too. Last I checked, Guile had problems in Windows...

rbanffy on Aug 26, 2024 [–]

I wouldn’t consider running directly on Windows a hard requirement. You can run it under WSL[1|2] for instance, or bundle a very minimal WSL distribution that only runs your software.

medstrom on Aug 26, 2024 | [–]

It would also simplify the codebase, to scrap the native Windows support and outsource that responsibility to WSL.

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