[slimpl] ecl + async

[Jim Bailey]

I have finally published my ecl + async patches, using an arrangement that should make it easy for me to submit seperate patches to the vim-dev list (one for the async work and one for ecl). Hopefully no one minds using darcs?

Thanks for the configure patch Larry, I will integrate it as soon as my "real work" stops getting in the way. The gtk code should work on gtk1 and gtk2, but I have only tested it with gtk2.

There is a problem with using msg() from code not called as a result of an ex command, so I have some really nasty stuff in there to open up a new buffer and redirect all output to that when running on-data callbacks. I promise to tidy it up soon.

But for those that don't mind a new window appearing on their screen the first time some data comes in over a socket (it is a little intrusive) this is my test code, to be run against a server that can print and send strings, such as netcat:

(setf conn (si:open-client-stream "localhost" 1234))
(format conn "from vim~%")
(force-output conn)

(defun on-read ()
  (loop while (listen conn)
        do
        (write-line (read-line conn))))

;;(vim:remove-input-listener conn)
(vim:add-input-listener conn #'on-read)