Re: [Boost-users] named pipes in boost for Linux

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] named pipes in boost for Linux
From: rohini chandra pallapothu (rohinichandrap_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-12-18 19:32:15

Thank you Boris for the help. I was also thinking of using native Linux
IPC(message queues or pipes) if I cannot do it in boost.

Best Regards ,
Rohini Chandra

On Sun, Dec 19, 2010 at 1:04 AM, Boris Schaeling <boris_at_[hidden]> wrote:

> On Sun, 19 Dec 2010 00:12:50 +0100, rohini chandra pallapothu <
> rohinichandrap_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>
>  [...]Now, I want to use some other IPC technique other than boost message
>> queues
>>
>> due to the above reason. So I thought of checking if pipe communication is
>> possible between two unrelated processes using boost.
>>
>> Could you please help me if you have more information regarding this.
>>
>
> I think the fastest solution for you is to copy&paste the code from the
> stream behavior named_pipe in Boost.Process. One process needs to call
> mkfifo() and open() and the other process only open(). If you set the
> O_NONBLOCK flag with fcntl() you can even use asynchronous I/O with
> Boost.Asio (see boost::asio::posix::stream_descriptor). It's not a Boost
> solution but copying and adapting the code shouldn't take longer than a few
> minutes. :)
>
>
> Boris
>
>  [...]
>>
>
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