Re: [boost] [shmem] Some proposals for open issues from the review

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-02-19 16:20:58

"Peter Dimov" <pdimov_at_[hidden]> writes:

> Rene Rivera wrote:
>> Peter Dimov wrote:
>>> Ion Gaztañaga wrote:
>>>
>>> [...]
>>>
>>>> for example), I'm proposing the Boost.IPC or Boost.InterProcess name
>>>> (boost::ipc or boost::interprocess namespace).
>>>
>>> I like IPC.
>>
>> I don't like IPC, because the library is not just for communications.
>> "InterProcess" seems like the most descriptive.
>
> IPC > InterProcess, even for a library that is not just for communications. 
> It's a better name, not necessarily a better description, just like Shmem is 
> a better name than shared_memory. 

  Shptr<T> x(new T)

??  ;-)

Seriously, why is "Shmem" better than "shared_memory?"

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