From: Robert Klemme <shortcutter@...>
Date: 2013-04-08T20:08:37+09:00
Subject: Re: Mapping string data ptr to buffer in ffi

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On Mon, Apr 8, 2013 at 1:02 PM, Robert Klemme <shortcutter@googlemail.com>wrote:

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> On Mon, Apr 8, 2013 at 11:49 AM, se gm <lists@ruby-forum.com> wrote:
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>> >You need a method call, either from
>> >Ruby side
>> I need only one blocking syncronization call from Ruby to start working
>> with the string. Getters method calls which would copy 512m string are
>> not a viable option. So no other option except the one I was asking
>> about.
>>
>
> Well, you do not necessarily need to copy complete files.
>
>
>> >Btw, what are you trying to create here?
>> File parsing and searching over a huge volume of data.
>>
>
> Please disclose more detail about the way the parsing and processing of
> parse results is supposed to work.  With that information we will be better
> able to find a proper solution.  I think you need to step back and look at
> this from a bit more distance.  The solution you are hooked into does not
> sound viable yet you wa
> <http://blog.rubybestpractices.com/>
>

sorry, key press error.

The solution you are hooked into does not sound viable yet you want to do
it that way.  I'd say it's unlikely that you will come to a satisfactory
solution doing it that way.

Cheers

robert


-- 
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><br><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><br><div class=3D"gmail=
_quote">On Mon, Apr 8, 2013 at 1:02 PM, Robert Klemme <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt=
;<a href=3D"mailto:shortcutter@googlemail.com" target=3D"_blank">shortcutte=
r@googlemail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-=
left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;p=
adding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><br><d=
iv class=3D"gmail_quote">
<div class=3D"im">On Mon, Apr 8, 2013 at 11:49 AM, se gm <span dir=3D"ltr">=
&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:lists@ruby-forum.com" target=3D"_blank">lists@ruby-fo=
rum.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>
</div><div class=3D"im"><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0=
px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);b=
order-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex"><div>&gt;You need a method call, e=
ither from<br>


&gt;Ruby side<br>
</div>I need only one blocking syncronization call from Ruby to start worki=
ng<br>
with the string. Getters method calls which would copy 512m string are<br>
not a viable option. So no other option except the one I was asking<br>
about.<br></blockquote><div><br></div></div><div class=3D"im"><div>Well, yo=
u do not necessarily need to copy complete files.</div><div>=A0</div></div>=
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-=
left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;p=
adding-left:1ex">


<div>&gt;Btw, what are you trying to create here?<br>
</div><div class=3D"im">File parsing and searching over a huge volume of da=
ta.=A0<br></div></blockquote></div><br><div class=3D"im">Please disclose mo=
re detail about the way the parsing and processing of parse results is supp=
osed to work. =A0With that information we will be better able to find a pro=
per solution. =A0I think you need to step back and look at this from a bit =
more distance. =A0The solution you are hooked into does not sound viable ye=
t you wa</div>
</div><div class=3D"im"><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><a href=3D"http://blog.r=
ubybestpractices.com/" target=3D"_blank"></a></div></div></div></blockquote=
><div><br></div><div style>sorry, key press error.</div><div style><br></di=
v><div style>
<span style=3D"color:rgb(80,0,80)">The solution you are hooked into does no=
t sound viable yet you want to do it that way. =A0I&#39;d say it&#39;s unli=
kely that you will come to a satisfactory solution doing it that way.</span=
></div>
<div style><span style=3D"color:rgb(80,0,80)"><br></span></div><div style><=
span style=3D"color:rgb(80,0,80)">Cheers</span></div><div style><span style=
=3D"color:rgb(80,0,80)"><br></span></div><div style><span style=3D"color:rg=
b(80,0,80)">robert</span></div>
</div><br clear=3D"all"><div><br></div>-- <br>remember.guy do |as, often| a=
s.you_can - without end<br><a href=3D"http://blog.rubybestpractices.com/">h=
ttp://blog.rubybestpractices.com/</a>
</div></div>

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