From: dewar@merv.cs.nyu.edu (Robert Dewar)
Subject: Re: Need help re: System Calls
Date: 1997/04/13
Date: 1997-04-13T00:00:00+00:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <dewar.860948261@merv> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 1997Apr12.220404.1@eisner
Larry says
<<I understood "spawn" from this discussion to provide access to a CLI,
but what is valid from that point on certainly varies between
operating systems, and as I understand it, even between Unix
variants. In general it would seem that portability of access
to "system" capabilities is not helpful between domains where
those capabilities are not identical.>>
Much too pessimistic, have a look at the internal use of Spawn within
GNAT, we have found ways to use it that give portability over a very
wide range of systems ...
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1997-04-07 0:00 Need help re: System Calls Chris Morgan
1997-04-07 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-04-10 0:00 ` Keith Thompson
1997-04-12 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-04-12 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-04-13 0:00 ` Larry Kilgallen
1997-04-13 0:00 ` Robert Dewar [this message]
1997-04-14 0:00 ` Keith Thompson
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1997-04-09 0:00 ` Keith Thompson
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1997-04-08 0:00 Jerry van Dijk
1997-04-06 0:00 Bill Roland
1997-04-07 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
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