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- From: sapp@falcon.ssc.gov (Kevin Sapp)
- Subject: GNU Runtime
- Message-ID: <1992Dec29.170918.25328@sunova.ssc.gov>
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- Organization: Superconducting Super Collider Laboratory, Dallas
- Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 17:09:18 GMT
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- Greetings,
-
- I am trying to persuade some folks here that using objective-c could have
- some major advantages over C++, especially in the runtime access of
- variable names, types, method names, types, structure/class encoding, RUN
- TIME BINDING.
-
- I know that the NeXT runtime supports the above, does/will the GNU runtime?
- I am working on structure inflating/deflating ala @encode for transfering
- atructures/objects/variables to/from files/sockets... I have the atomics,
- strings, pointers, and arrays for deflating but not embedded objects. The
- code both works and needs some work. The Inflation is not implemented yet.
- (Has anyone done this?)
-
- I am also trying to put together a FIRST CLASS object that can be queried
- (using standard objective-c syntax) about itself...how many instance variables
- do you have, what is the name of the 2nd one, type of 2nd one, ...
- This would be the base class of a remote object (with some additional
- methods). The current Class uses the NeXT runtime calls and structures
- to obtain this information. (What is the GNU way?)
-
- I beleive these are the first steps toward distributed/remote objects.
- (any thoughts?) Once one can access an objects instance variable, class,
- and method information at runtime the information is there now the transfer
- of this data (ala @encode strings for processor independance), method
- existance, invocation and return values are some of the remaining challanges.
-
- Civilized input welcome!
-
-
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- Kevin A. Sapp "A civilization depends upon the quality
- Superconducting Super Collider of individual it creates" (Dune)
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