[interfacekit] Re: BLooper - PLEASE look at...

> 
> "Erik Jaesler" <erik@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > When Adi and I were talking about this, I found myself wishing for 
> > wait=5Ffor=5Fmultiple=5Fobjects() -- I think that's the first time I've 
> > ever 
> > really wanted a Windows API available on BeOS. =3DP  Just out of 
> > curiousity, Axel, how much work do you think that will require in the 
> > kernel=3F
> 
> It depends on how we are going to do it.
> Windows has all objects in a global namespace, that is, you can do 
> something like (in pseudo code :)):
> 
> objects[1] =3D port;
> objects[2] =3D semaphore;
> objects[3] =3D file;
> wait=5Ffor=5Fmultiple=5Fobjects(objects);

Yes! Go for it. (But not in R1 please)

As a temporary solution, I think the reading on multiple ports using timeouts
is acceptable, but only if the API remains private.

Marcus

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