I suppose if/when these events be implemented in j scripts with cd calls, it will not matter any more.
Anyway I use polling instead of ms specific async extension, so it is not an issue for me. ;-) On Fri, 31 Jul 2009, Henry Rich wrote: > The advantage of socket_handler_base_ is that it allows extension to > your suggestion of multiple socket_handlers, timers, etc. and is > compatible with the current implementation (as long as the user hasn't > typed cocurrent from the keyboard). > > Calling in any other fixed locale, such as _z_, would break existing code. > > Calling without a locale, as is currently implemented, means that the > handler is called in an unpredictable locale, which is simply an error > in implementation, it seems to me. > > Henry Rich > > bill lam wrote: > > On Fri, 31 Jul 2009, Henry Rich wrote: > >> Socket events make a call to socket_handler, right? No - they call > >> socket_handler _in the locale of the immediate session_. This creates a > >> problem. > >> > >> If, for debugging, I type > >> > >> cocurrent 'testlocale' > >> > >> and then start some socket activity, I see > >> > >> |value error: socket_handler > >> | socket_handler'' > >> > >> because, methinks, socket_handler_testlocale_ has been called. > >> > >> I can paper over this by defining socket_handler_z_, but I suggest that > >> for Eric to make the call to socket_handler_base_ would be a better > >> solution. > > > > This is the same for other system events eg. timer event. I had > > suggested allowing multiple handlers can be defined when user > > specified a locale name such as, > > > > socket_handler_a_ > > socket_handler_b_ > > socket_handler_c_ > > socket_handler_d_ > > > > and similar for timer. > > > > However I cannot see the advantage of socket_handler_base_ over > > socket_handler_z_ > > > > -- > > regards, > > ==================================================== > > GPG key 1024D/4434BAB3 2008-08-24 > > gpg --keyserver subkeys.pgp.net --recv-keys 4434BAB3 > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm -- regards, ==================================================== GPG key 1024D/4434BAB3 2008-08-24 gpg --keyserver subkeys.pgp.net --recv-keys 4434BAB3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
