Re: [Apache-dispatch-devel] main.xs

[Geoffrey Y. <ge...@mo...>]

Fred Moyer wrote:
> Geoffrey Young wrote:
> 
>> Fred Moyer wrote:
>>
>>> did you write main.xs or did domm write that?  I'm trying to grok it and
>>> it looks like an xs implementation of the Dispatch Directives.  It's not
>>> in svn, but it was in domm's svn dump I think.
>>
>>
>> no it wasn't me.  if you could post a copy I'll look at it - it might be
>> autogenerated, but if memory serves the autogenerated stuff is like
>> PACKAGE.xs not main.xs.
> 
> 
> I was just able to get it to compile once but I still belong in the xs
> beginner's area...  I've committed it as Dispatch.xs.  

I don't think that's wise - I'm pretty sure Dispatch.xs is autogenerated by
the mp1 tools during make, so these will collide later on.  but I don't have
a mp1 build at the moment to verify with... I should probably get my dev box
back up :)

> I've been wanting
> to hack xs for a while, and I guess this is a good point to start.

chapter 7 in the mpdc goes into this in quite a bit of detail.  at the time,
I was all hot on the custom directive API, so I spent lots of time trying to
explain it well since the actual documentation was sparse...

> 
>> it's a shame domm isn't on the list...
> 
> 
> from his journal posts it sounds like he's been getting some good
> weather in vienna and is taking advantage of it.  I've been able to grok
> most of what he did, and I think that in a couple weeks this thing may
> be ready to release into the open.

:)

--Geoff