ipc works only in one direction

2002-12-15 Thread Frank Saar
Hello, I have again some problems with translators. I have the following mig definition subsystem test 500; #include routine get_random( server: mach_port_t; inout num: int ); Given the inout I am able to see any given value from the client on the server side. So the client is a

concerning some general and some not so general programmingquestions:question 4

2002-12-11 Thread Frank Saar
matter. Or does it ? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Neal H. Walfield Sent: Dienstag, 10. Dezember 2002 20:30 To: Frank Saar Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: some general and some not so general programming questions > 4. BTW. I tried

some general and some not so general programming questions

2002-12-10 Thread Frank Saar
Hello, I have several questions of how things are to be done in hurd: 1. Is there anything like events ? I wonder how to implement an event mechanism without using volatile variables and continous testing of those with while(); 2. How to implement a timer routine I played with signal(SIGALR

client-server-IPC

2002-12-02 Thread Frank Saar
Hello, I am trying to get used to the hurdish way of programming. So I started programming some samples that should help me understanding the hurdish way of thinking. But I encountered some problems. I wanted to write a simple client/server program (similar to the one found in the programmers guid

Mach Interface Generator

2002-11-29 Thread Frank Saar
Are there any good documents for understanding the mach interface generator out there ?