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

[Fred M. <fr...@re...>]

On Sat, 22 Apr 2006, Geoffrey Young wrote:
>>> 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 :)

Yep you're right - I'm starting to see this as I hack away here on it.

>> 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...

ok I've got my copy here a few feet away - I'll read up on this.  you're 
right, the docs on xs is voodoo, but I've always had aspirations of being 
a witch doctor... :)