From: byron@netapp.com (Byron Rakitzis)
To: cks@hawkwind.utcs.toronto.edu, rc@hawkwind.utcs.toronto.edu
Subject: Re: Thoughts on a builtin read
Date: Tue, 21 Sep 1993 12:36:23 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <9309211636.AA09070@netapp.com> (raw)
cks:
> If rc's read becomes a builtin version of line, I think we need some
>optimization of forks in rc, since currently
> x = `BUILTIN
>results in rc forking.
I don't see how this could be avoided unless you define a whole
new i/o model internal to rc just for builtins and the backquote
splitter to use.
It looks like that would involve reinventing the OS inside rc, so it
would lead me to suggest that Unix fork is just broken (i.e., it should
be faster) but this is not a very productive avenue to pursue.
It's a shame when you can't use the Unix style when programming in
Unix. Is it time to move onto something else?
next reply other threads:[~1993-09-21 16:44 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 17+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
1993-09-21 16:36 Byron Rakitzis [this message]
1993-09-21 16:50 ` Chris Siebenmann
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1993-09-22 17:18 Steve_Kilbane
1993-09-21 17:26 Arnold Robbins
1993-09-21 17:11 rsalz
1993-09-21 16:58 Arnold Robbins
1993-09-21 16:52 gjv%atlas%cesar
1993-09-21 15:56 malte
1993-09-21 17:02 ` Chris Siebenmann
1993-09-21 15:54 Tom Culliton x2278
1993-09-21 15:15 Alan Watson
1993-09-21 15:09 rsalz
1993-09-21 14:33 malte
1993-09-21 14:20 rsalz
1993-09-21 6:51 malte
1993-09-21 14:19 ` Chris Siebenmann
1993-09-20 22:11 Tom Culliton x2278
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