Hi, > > Is it possible to build a file responder right into Pharo and > > expose packages through WebDAV or FUSE or sshfs service? Then the > > contents can go directly from RAM (pharo) to RAM (repo server or > > git) without going through slow disk filesystem. > > Yes it's possible and really interesting for lots of reasons. Not > sure why no one is exploring this avenue.
I did explored this path with FUSE ages age (~10 yeas, IIRC) and, if my memory is not failing me, was possible but turned out to be useless in practice. The problem was that the call to fuse entered a kernel and sit there until there was a FS request at which point it called back my smalltalk. This means smalltalk was unresponsive most of the time. Besides, one needed superuser priviledges and all that stuff. Things may be different these days. Some another 10 years before me Claus did exactly the same thing using NFSv3, being able to "mount" running Smalltalk image. Last time I tried it still worked. I was never used for anything practical, as far as I can recall. Jan > > > > Regards .. Subbu > > > >
