On Mon, Dec 14, 2009 at 8:11 AM, David Ashley
<[email protected]> wrote:

> I just added the nixclib external function library to the ooRexx
> incubator. These are external functions that access some very useful
> *nix APIs. Please take a look and let me know what you think. I would be
> happy to add any functions you think should be included.

David,

That sounds good and I'm all for it, in general.

I do have one misgiving, objection.  I would really like to see the
functions in RexxUtil restricted to functions that are available on
all platforms.

Some day I intend / would like to work on making the functions that
are Windows only in RexxUtil available on Linux / Unix platforms.  I
really wish that functions like the WinPrinter stuff, that can't be
cross platform, had been put into the WinSystem function library, but
it is too late for that.

I would really prefer to not add any new functions to RexxUtil unless
they are cross platform.  Is there the possibility that the functions
you are working on that are Unix only be put in a package similar to
WinSystem and added to the distribution?

--
Mark Miesfeld

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