On Fri, 18 Dec 1998, Jared Buckley wrote:
>George wrote:
>>
>[snip]
>> * Threads
>> Limited to Linux, Solaris, Windows, and maybe FreeBSD.
>
>How much extra performance does this add vs the added complexity?
>I haven't programmed with threads in ages, but I seem to remember the
>locking as being a nightmare, not to mention the added debugging
>headaches!
It would simplify all the inter-player action, simplify the main loop, but
complicate other functions with locking.
>> * BufferSys
>> I'm doing a makeover at the moment with it so I have yet to figure
>> out what it is going to become. Most likely it would be nice.
>
>George you need more PR on this one. I know you're working hard on this
>project, but I'm completely ignorant of what it is or does...
I'm still trying to figure out what v2.0 will do. Read:
http://www.van.ml.org/CircleMUD/Buffer/buffer19.patch.gz
It's 25kB and should give you an idea of what it does with the
configuration options.
--
George Greer
greerga@circlemud.org
http://www.van.ml.org/CircleMUD/OasisOLC/
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