Re: How to dump Emacs and use as application snapshot?

[Jean Louis]

* Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> [2020-10-27 23:40]:
> >> > I would like to be able to dump the emacs how it is, and then later
> >> > just open it up similar to application snapshot feature at Amiga or
> >> > Dragonfly BSD.
> >> Maybe you're looking for desktop.el (which comes bundled with
> >> Emacs)?
> > I mean dumping Emacs from memory into file and loading it later into
> > memory straight.
> 
> You're describing a means to an end (which may or may not exist and may
> or may not work as you want it to (e.g. it probably won't magically
> reopen the same number of frames at the same place on your screen)).
> 
> I'm describing another means to a similar end (which does exist).
> 
> Anyway, your answer implicitly tells me that desktop.el does not give
> you the result you're looking for, tho I'm not sure exactly what it is
> that is "missing".

I wish some speed at opening whole environment. Desktop.el is slow.

-- 
Jean Louis