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From:	"Robert Collins" <robert DOT collins AT syncretize DOT net>
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Nicholas Wourms" <nwourms AT yahoo DOT com>
To: "Robert Collins" <robert DOT collins AT syncretize DOT net>; "Max Bowsher"
<maxb AT ukf DOT net>; <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>


> Which gets me thinking, perhaps this is YA function which could be
handled
> by Cygserver?  It makes sense seeing as how this could use semaphores.
By
> the dates, it looks like he's updated it recently.  Max, you might
want to
> correspond with Conrad Scott, who has been spearheading the Cygserver
> project lately.  He is very will versed in interprocess communications
and
> could probably refer you to some excellent material to get you up to
> speed.

The cygserver could be (and should in the long run) be used to provide
persistence for the fifo when all involved processes have exited. But
that's all that's needed. It *could* be used for all fifo activity, but
frankly, I don't see much need for the overhead.

Rob


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