# HG changeset patch # User Karl Heuer # Date 819406924 0 # Node ID 30f9ffb5ce2df583d43ccdabb67e5a1bc056ce76 # Parent 555d1d8fafb92f155b3fd6de99b5bbfe6c7f0b1d (display-time): make it work under ms-dos by setting the `dos-display-time' variable instead of invoking `wakeup' as asynchronous process (which doesn't work under ms-dos). diff -r 555d1d8fafb9 -r 30f9ffb5ce2d lisp/time.el --- a/lisp/time.el Tue Dec 19 21:00:06 1995 +0000 +++ b/lisp/time.el Tue Dec 19 21:02:04 1995 +0000 @@ -62,8 +62,9 @@ are displayed as well. After each update, `display-time-hook' is run with `run-hooks'." (interactive) - (let ((live (and display-time-process - (eq (process-status display-time-process) 'run)))) + (let ((live (or (and (eq system-type 'ms-dos) dos-display-time) + (and display-time-process + (eq (process-status display-time-process) 'run))))) (if (not live) (progn (if display-time-process @@ -73,16 +74,22 @@ (setq global-mode-string (append global-mode-string '(display-time-string)))) (setq display-time-string "") - ;; Using a pty is wasteful, and the separate session causes - ;; annoyance sometimes (some systems kill idle sessions). - (let ((process-connection-type nil)) - (setq display-time-process - (start-process "display-time" nil - (expand-file-name "wakeup" exec-directory) - (int-to-string display-time-interval)))) - (process-kill-without-query display-time-process) - (set-process-sentinel display-time-process 'display-time-sentinel) - (set-process-filter display-time-process 'display-time-filter))))) + (if (eq system-type 'ms-dos) + (setq dos-display-time t) + ;; Using a pty is wasteful, and the separate session causes + ;; annoyance sometimes (some systems kill idle sessions). + (progn + (let ((process-connection-type nil)) + (setq display-time-process + (start-process "display-time" nil + (expand-file-name + "wakeup" exec-directory) + (int-to-string display-time-interval)))) + (process-kill-without-query display-time-process) + (set-process-sentinel display-time-process + 'display-time-sentinel) + (set-process-filter display-time-process + 'display-time-filter))))))) (defun display-time-sentinel (proc reason) (or (eq (process-status proc) 'run)