[lcdproc] [Fwd: [lcdproc] "named pipe" is different from /dev/lcdkernel code. :-)]

[Harald Klein]

"William W. Ferrell" wrote:
> 
> --- linux@chello.at's mailer spewed these beefy chunks ---
> > David Glaude wrote:
> > >
> > > Hello,
> > >
> >
> > I think davids idea is a nice path to solve the problem.
> > the driver is a stand alone program which reads from the pipe and
> > does the necessary stuff to control the hardware.
> > mtxorb is simply "forwarding" to /dev/ttySx, pp drivers etc can
> > use appropriate ioctls to control necessary_stuff(tm).
> >
> > another bonus is lcdd doesnt have to care about the driver, if usb
> > things happen after starting lcdd who cares.
> >
> > another question, im not a fan of winblowsyourpcup(c) but does it
> > support
> > pipes? but who wants to hook a lcd up to the pc and uses windoofs :)))
> 
> The folks using Todd Porter's port of LCDproc for NT :)
> 

sorry :)

> Okay okay I know I just mailed out that I don't wanna do the named
> pipes, but this brings up good points. Okay fine I'm sold.
> 
> Told 'ya I'm easily persuaded :)
> 
> Okay then, how do we do named pipes on Windoze?

hmm...

> 
> Or should we just support both dynamic loadables and named pipes?

i think both ways are okay, i don't know how to implement pipes in win,
but implementing both is overkill, isn't it?

> 
> *chuckle* It'd be funny to require Cygwin to run this on 'doze, wouldn't
> it? ;)

:)))

hari

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