[openbeos] Re: static libs for drivers

  • From: "Axel Dörfler" <axeld@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: openbeos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Mon, 19 May 2003 15:23:46 +0200 CEST

"Ingo Weinhold" <bonefish@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Tyler Dauwalder <tyler@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > You know, perhaps it would be good if we gathered together a nice 
> > little collection of generic data structures for kernel usage. 
> > Unless 
> > we feel like making the STL available in the kernel; I do miss it 
> > from time to time... :-)
> Hehe. Yep, I also think, it would be a good idea to collect some 
> generics. The main challenge will be to find a common level of 
> abstraction. The latest classes I wrote are probably a bit too 
> flexible, which makes them less convenient to use. Earlier ones were 
> very simple to use (with like one and only one template parameter), 
> but 
> were not applicable (or less performant,...) in some situations. I'm 
> still struggling to find the balance.

In any way, it would be nice to have something like this. Although I 
think it could be nice to have them in plain C and put them into 
modules ready for use by driver writers?

Adios...
   Axel.


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