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- ACE Message Ports
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- The programs in this directory illustrate the use of ACE's new interprocess
- communication capability.
-
- They are the same as the programs in the ACEports directory with the
- exception that message ports are polled in order to read a message, rather
- than using the (nicer) message WAITing technique. This is typically used for
- processes which can't afford to block on a port until a message arrives.
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- The easiest way to test them is to compile both programs from a shell and
- then type:
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- run reader
- followed by:
- writer
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- Alternatively you can type:
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- run writer
- then:
- reader
-
- Another way is to copy each program to the RAM: disk (for example), compiling
- both with the -i switch to create icons. Then open the RAM: disk and double
- click on each program's icon. Either program may be run first.
-
- See ace.doc and ref.doc for more information.
-
- Regards,
- David Benn
- 23rd August 1994
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