On Sat, 14 Feb 2015 00:45:03 +0100 Tobias Boege <tabo...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Fri, 13 Feb 2015, T Lee Davidson wrote: > > Named pipes do indeed require a node on the file system. > > While that's true, they only require a node on the *virtua* file system. No > physical disk is touched ever: > > $ man 7 fifo > [...] > When processes are exchanging data via the FIFO, the kernel passes all > data internally without writing it to the filesystem. Thus, the FIFO > special file has no contents on the filesystem; the filesystem entry > merely serves as a reference point so that processes can access the > pipe using a name in the filesystem. > [...] > > and luckily, Gambas has support for named pipes[0]. Or sockets[1]... > > Regards, > Tobi > Indeed! One thing for linux "L"-platers to understand is that "everything is a file" ! :-) Hence that is why Stream is the basis for "everything" in Gambas. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everything_is_a_file or from Google: https://www.google.com.au/search?q=linux+%22everything+is+a+file%22&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&gws_rd=cr&ei=9KXeVJKoC-W7mgW-7IKADQ cheers Bruce -- B Bruen <adamn...@gnail.com (sort of)> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dive into the World of Parallel Programming. The Go Parallel Website, sponsored by Intel and developed in partnership with Slashdot Media, is your hub for all things parallel software development, from weekly thought leadership blogs to news, videos, case studies, tutorials and more. Take a look and join the conversation now. http://goparallel.sourceforge.net/ _______________________________________________ Gambas-user mailing list Gambas-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gambas-user
