[gmpi] Re: Reqs Discuss: 1-11
- From: "Vincent Burel" <vincent.burel@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <gmpi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2003 00:03:02 +0100
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From: "Tim Hockin" <thockin@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <gmpi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, November 17, 2003 7:58 PM
Subject: [gmpi] Re: Reqs Discuss: 1-11
> On Mon, Nov 17, 2003 at 11:46:04PM +0100, Vincent Burel wrote:
> > REQ 4 : WORD, DWORD, QWORD are not platform specific but are defined as
> > 16bit, 32bit, 64bit unsigned integer value whatever the platform , so i
> > don't understand the example : "int32_t instead of DWORD"
>
> [thockin gmpi]$ grep DWORD /usr/include/* 2>/dev/null
> [thockin gmpi]$ grep DWORD /usr/include/sys/* 2>/dev/null
>
> It doesn't show up here in my system. And if you read the C
specification,
> you won't find it there either. It is platform specific - Windows defines
> it, no one else.
yes but it's defined in order to be platform independant ... otherwise why
using them instead of using "int" "C" types
> > REQ 5 : precise which kind of API the host will provide.
>
> This is requirements, not spec. The notes say:
> "By providing an API for accessing common system services, such as
memory
> and filesystems, we can reduce the likelihood of a plugin not being
portable
> to a different OS. Specifically, the areas targetted by this API should
be
> the very areas where platforms differ."
yes , i read it, i guess we will define exactely this API later...
> > REQ 6 : for who ? the host or the plug-in ?
>
> I worded it as 'between entities' to indicate that it could be
host->plugin,
> plugin->plugin, or plugin->host. Maybe there's a better wording?
i'm not agree with the plug-in <-> plug-in communication without passing by
the host.
Vincent Burel
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