Re: The joy of pipes

On 11/17/24 2:59 AM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:

On Sun, 17 Nov 2024 01:05:20 -0500, 186282@ud0s4.net wrote:
 

On 11/17/24 12:30 AM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:

On Sat, 16 Nov 2024 23:59:41 -0500, 186282@ud0s4.net wrote:
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On 11/16/24 5:31 AM, Richard Kettlewell wrote:

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“Temporary files the parent can access” is not a good model for a
couple of reasons:
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* The semantics are different. Bytes read from a regular file are
   still there to be read again if you rewind the file; bytes read
   from a pipe are gone. Empty/full files behave differently to
   empty/full pipes.
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* Temporary regular files can already be accessed by other processes
by name, by file descriptor inheritance, or file descriptor passing.

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Didn't say temp disk files were necessarily SUPERIOR, just that they
CAN do most of the stuff pipes are used for and in an easier
user/code-friendly fashion.

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Not really, no.
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SIZE is almost unlimited too.

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That is another reason they don’t work.

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It's a block of info, just by one means over another.

 You’re forgetting the sequencing and synchronization aspects.

   What ? Can't figure that out ?  :-)
   Anyway, again as said, I agree that pipes ARE
   generally much better for these sorts of
   purposes.
   You seem to be making a war here where none
   actually exists.