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List:       freedesktop-dbus
Subject:    Re: Errors and the introspection format
From:       Tako Schotanus <quintesse () palacio-cristal ! com>
Date:       2006-02-21 10:43:01
Message-ID: 43FAEEB5.5090702 () palacio-cristal ! com
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Thiago Macieira wrote:
> Robert McQueen wrote:
>   
>>> This will make the introspection data contain the
>>> org.freedesktop.DBus.Method.NoReply annotation. When generating code
>>> for one such method, I'll use the "fire-and-forget" mode.
>>>       
>> Er... an asynchronous call is not the same as not waiting for a reply.
>> There are three ways to call a method from the perspective of the client
>> side:
>>     
>
> No, in this case it is.
>
> I'm abusing the term "asynchronous" here. It's being used in the same 
> context as DCOP used it: fire-and-forget.
>
> I know you can place an asynchronous-with-reply call, but that will not be 
> allowed in the generated code for the Qt bindings. Any user who wants 
> that will have to prepare the message himself and set the slot (callback) 
> that will receive the reply.
>   
Just curious, but is there a reason this won't supported? Just too 
difficult to do right in a generic way? Or?

Cheers,
 -Tako

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