Re: [boost] Proposal: Library to manage processes

From: Jeff Garland (jeff_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-02-20 18:17:22

On Sun, 20 Feb 2005 12:03:46 -0700, Jeff Garland wrote

> Before you embark on the project you should be aware of some of the other
> libraries in the eco-system:
> 
> http://libexecstream.sourceforge.net/
> http://pstreams.sourceforge.net/
> 
> Also, ACE has tools for doing this, although the interface is quite complex
> and doesn't integrate with I/O streams. 
> 
>
http://www.dre.vanderbilt.edu/Doxygen/Current/html/ace/classACE__Process__Manager.html
> http://www.dre.vanderbilt.edu/Doxygen/Current/html/ace/classACE__Process.html
> 
> And, of course, since you mention I/O stream integration (which I would
> expect), you will want to consider using the boost::iostream 
> library.  This library is now in CVS and will be part of 1.33.  This 
> will hopefully make the job easier.
> 
> http://home.comcast.net/~jturkanis/iostreams/libs/iostreams/doc/

One more reference.  We had some discussion about something similar in
mid-2004.  AFAIK it never went anywhere:

http://lists.boost.org/MailArchives/boost/msg06882.php
 
Jeff