On Tue, 22 May 2007, C Y wrote: | writeablep functions I'm also not familiar with.
This is a function Axiom implements as a C library function (src/lib/cfuns-c.c) to determine the write access property of a file. I think I've documented that. [...] | Waldek, do I understand correctly that these socket connections are | used for the axiom terminal interface, the graphics, and the hyperdoc | system? My (limited) understanding of how Maxima handled communication | with interfaces like xmaxima was that it used tcp sockets, sort of a | pseudo-webserver/web-browser type connection. (Many use more primative | means, unfortunately...) Can you recommend a good introduction into | the various types of sockets/select? In the file cfuns-c.c I mentioned above, I've put a reference material on the topic. See the comment above the axiom_has_write_access function. -- Gaby _______________________________________________ Axiom-developer mailing list Axiom-developer@nongnu.org http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/axiom-developer