Re: System V IPC in standard library?

I currently do work with System V message queues using Java + JTux,
and would love for it be easier to do with Ruby by not having to get
it separately and compile it.

-Stephen

On 12/24/06, Steven Jenkins <[e-mail]> wrote:
> Nobuyoshi Nakada wrote:
> > What about:
> >
> >   typedef #{type} conftest_type;
> >   int conftestval[sizeof(conftest_type)?1:-1];
> >   int main() {return 0;}
> >   int t() {return conftestval[0];}
>
> That should work.
>
> > Though it may be enough just by removing static of conftestval.
> >
> >> Beyond optimization, however, there's a deeper problem, at least in
> >> principle. The C standard specifies only how a conforming implementation
> >> must behave when presented with a conforming input. Such an
> >> implementation is not required to diagnose errors or fail when presented
> >> with a non-conforming input. Given that, it seems problematic to detect
> >> a missing type by generating a compile-time error. I can't think of
> >> another way, unfortunately.
> >
> > You're right, but I can't imagine such compiler to be useful.
> > The current assumption would be enough until somebody complains
> > about it actually.
>
> Yes, I agree.
>
> Do you have an opinion about including sysvipc in the standard library?
>
> Steve
>
>


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