From kde-core-devel Sat Apr 15 15:24:17 2006 From: Oswald Buddenhagen Date: Sat, 15 Apr 2006 15:24:17 +0000 To: kde-core-devel Subject: Re: KProcess overhaul Message-Id: <20060415152417.GA13800 () ugly ! local> X-MARC-Message: https://marc.info/?l=kde-core-devel&m=114511466631080 On Sat, Apr 15, 2006 at 04:46:02PM +0200, Ralf Habacker wrote: > >8. it should be able to connect multiple processes with each other, > >without the parent process being involved past the process creation. > >mkisofs|cdrecord type of things, you know. > > > Isn't this the main task of inter process communication ussing pipes or > shared memory ? > this IS about using pipes. ;) usually one uses the shell to construct a pipe (in the sense of multiple connected processes), but this involves shell-specific quoting rules and restrictions and wastes resources. > >9. on unix, it should be able to deal with ptys > > > Can you explain a non unix user for what this is good ? > pseudo-ttys ... the basis for terminal emulators and remote terminals (except over serial lines, which are built into the kernel). a pty is essentially a bi-directional pipe with an attached termios structure and some glue around it. -- Hi! I'm a .signature virus! Copy me into your ~/.signature, please! -- Chaos, panic, and disorder - my work here is done.