Re: [boost] Presentation of Boost.Process (SoC project)

From: Julio M. Merino Vidal (jmmv84_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-08-18 03:20:19

On 8/18/06, elifant <elifantu_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> Hi
>
> Julio M. Merino Vidal wrote:
>
>  > Anyway, I wouldn't like this to discourage you from taking a look at
>  > the documentation and code.  The library is already big enough to let
>  > you get a general idea on its focus and design.  You can start
>  > criticising now! ;-)   Sincerely, any constructive comments will be
>  > certainly appreciated.
>
> Library looks great!

Thanks :)

> I like that library isn't restricted to common features of platforms,
> but offers extended
> interfaces with specific features for each platform.
>
> And I have some questions:
> 1. Can I create bp::child object for already-running process if I know
> it's PID?

It is currently not possible (constructors are protected).  But maybe
that is not as appropriate as I initially thought...  Can you
illustrate an use case where this could be useful?

If made public, the constructor's interface might need to change a bit
to be clearer.

> 2. Will there be support for forking under unix?

I was thinking about adding a special start() method to the
posix_launcher that takes a function instead of a command line and
uses that as the child's entry point.  Then, you'd use that as a
fork().

Cheers,

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Julio M. Merino Vidal <jmmv84_at_[hidden]>
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