[gmpi] Re: Where are we?: 7.1.2
- From: Tim Hockin <thockin@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: gmpi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2003 13:48:25 -0700 (PDT)
Ok, so where are we on this topic? I took the weekend off from it, and it
seems that everyone else did too :)
Given: We agreed to 'handheld' device support
(//www.freelists.org/archives/gmpi/02-2003/msg00383.html). They
typically do not have a useful FPU. Therefore we must support Int data on
those platforms.
On the one hand we have profiles:
* Charaterize the datatype and maybe more
* Allows a single type for a profile
+ means less incompatibilities
- means no Float64 for now
+ Allows different types for different profiles
? Is Int24 what handhelds want? Or Int16? Both?
On the second hand we have !profiles:
* Each plug uses one of a list of datatypes
* Allows multiple types simultaneously
+ allows Float64 plugs, Int24 plugs, etc.
- necessitates conversions (can be solved by a simple converter API)
I covered the converter solution in a bit more detail here:
//www.freelists.org/archives/gmpi/06-2003/msg00422.html. I admit it
is not the simplest choice, but it does solve the problems in a
host-transparent way.
Seeing as there is no discussion currently - let's kick it back into gear.
Thoughts at this point?
Tim
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