Re: [Emc-developers] rcslib, RTvars, memory sharing with RTprocesses.

[Kim L. <lu...@di...>]

On Fri, 2003-11-28 at 12:06, Paul wrote:
> On Friday 28 November 2003 5:59 pm, Kim Lux wrote:
> > Thanks for the reply.
> > > > a) What exactly does RCSLib do for emc ?
> > > It handles communications between processes, allows for remote
> > > GUIs, and other stuff I don't understand.
> 
> Rcslib also encodes the data in a neutral format if required so that the 
> processes need not be running on Intel hardware. Removing all the platform 
> independent code along with any legacy functions reduces the size of the 
> sources. If you wish to drop network support, then you may as well drop 
> rcslib entirely.

By network support, you mean the ability of the GUI to be on a different
machine from the RT process and operate over a network connection
between the two ?

When was this ever used, ie for what reason ?  Am I missing something by
leaving it out ? 


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Kim Lux <lu...@di...>