Re: g_io_channel_add_watch

[Tristan Van Berkom <vantr touchtunes com>]

I _really_ don't get it. why do 
Inter Process Communication with a
regular file !?

why not a network protocoll ?

man connect(), recv(), socket(),
        accept(), bind() ... 

you must have some of this stuff in
a Win environment.


    -Tristan

Harring Figueiredo wrote:
>  Thanks for the reply --
>
>  I need to communicate with a proprietary software through this file --
>  Locking is done on both sides -- I guess I am going to do the "smartest"
> pulling there is:)
>
>    while(file locked)
>    {
>        sleep(1);
>        if(tries > 10 ) break; /* could not open the file for now -- come back
> later. */
>     }
>
>  I can't think of any alternatives --
>
> Harring
>
> --- Tristan Van Berkom <vantr touchtunes com> wrote:
> >       An IO channel needs an open file descritpor.
> > How do you manage that in windows ? I assume you need to
> > use a socket instead of a named pipe. (I'm guessing
> > you need a simple IPC). I'm absolutly clueless in
> > the Win environmentbut I know that g_io_channel_add_watch
> > needs to have an open file descriptor if its ever going
> > to perform select() poll() or whatever it does.
> >
> > Good luck!
> >       -Tristan
> >
> >
> > Harring Figueiredo wrote:
> > > Folks,
> > >
> > >  I am writting an app on Linux to run on Win.
> > >
> > >  On Win, once we open a file, it is locked, so other proc are automatically
> > > blocked from  opening that file.
> > >
> > >   I want to add a watch (g_io_chanel_add_watch) to a regular file on
> > windows.
> > > Will this cause the file to remain open while the watch is active ? Can the
> > > other process(es) still open the file?
> > >
> > >  Anyone with experience on that ?
> > >
> > >  Thanks.
> > >
> > >  I have not tested, because I still don;t have the Win machine... Thanks !!
> > >
> > > Harring.
> > >
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