Re: [Bug-apl] 950 )HELP Issue, and mem.cc

[Leslie S Satenstein]

Portability in my review of the code is based on Linux/BSD/UNIX and not with other systems.

I would like to see diffs of changes. By the way, I only run svn co ...   to compile a new version.

If it works out, I flip the previous version with the current and wait the next update.

 

 

Regards

 Leslie

Leslie Satenstein

Montréal Québec, Canada

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From: Blake McBride <address@hidden>
To: address@hidden
Cc: GNU APL <address@hidden>
Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2017 7:51 PM
Subject: Re: [Bug-apl] 950 )HELP Issue, and mem.cc

On Tue, May 16, 2017 at 2:30 PM, Fred Weigel <address@hidden> wrote:

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Find attached a first cut at shared memory support (mem.cc). It allows mmap() ...

A friendly plea to remain portable.  I've seen it time and again, a great, portable software package comes out.  And then they start tweaking it peace by peace until, for largely no reason, it becomes unportable and unmaintainable.  In 35 years, I've not needed memory mapped files (but I understand that that may be due to the kinds of problems I faced).  Still, I hope an eye is kept on simplicity and portability.  I wouldn't start adding all sorts of cute stuff.

Just my two cents.

Blake