Using APR doesn´t mean Harmony won´t be posix compliant. Only that it will be one layer above the posix stuff.
On 8/30/05, Xiao-Feng Li <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, Ron, I think your concern is valid. We fully understand POSIX has > been and is being used widely. That's why we want to have a discussion > here. APR does have some features a JVM may need in all platforms, > such as atomic operations, which are lacked in POSIX. And APR is > available on a couple of different platforms. Yes, POSIX is availabe > on some non-UNIX systems too, e.g., one can use POSIX on Windows > through Windows Services for UNIX or Cygwin. > > I'd like to hear how other people think. Folks on the mailing list, comments? > > Thanks, > xiaofeng > > On 8/29/05, Ron Braithwaite <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Aug 28, 2005, at 6:06 PM, Xiao-Feng Li wrote: > > > Posix is popular and widely used across many different platforms. > > > Intel had > > > implemented ORP basically on top of Posix, and it was easy to use > > > Posix to > > > wrap Windows APIs. > > > > > > Now there are more portable API libraries to choose from, such as > > > APR, and > > > IBM Portability Library. For ease of portability across a broad > > > range of > > > platforms, I suggest that we use APR as the portability api. Do > > > folks on the > > > mailing list think that this is a good idea? > > > > > > Thanks, > > > xiaofeng > > > > <delurk> > > > > As an intensely interested bystander, I'll just kick in my two cents > > here. Posix compliance is a really good idea, since it is so > > frequently specified by so many corporate and governmental policies > > and regulations (e.g., AFIPS, if memory serves). > > > > Yes, there are some portable API libraries out there that are > > superior in certain aspects to Posix. But I think the repercussions > > of not being Posix-compliant are going to cost more than any gains > > from specific gains by a less ubiquitous library. > > > > Just my two cents worth. > > > > Peace, > > -Ron > > </delurk> > > > > Ron Braithwaite > > 2015 NE 37th Ave > > Portland, OR 97212 USA > > 503-267-3250 > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > >
