> Nick Ing-Simmons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Barries <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> >
> >Where do you recommend starting (once we've reviewed the PerlIO source)?
>
> Then review the win32/*.c files
>
> If you have someone that _really_ knows Win32 IO then they can start in
> on writing bottom most layer(s) for Win32. That is replace the
> ":unix" layer that does open/read/write/lseek/close with one that
> does CreateFile() etc. possibly having ->Open() method choose a table
> based on the "type" of thing opened (though that may come later).
> I will get to it eventually but with a Win32 API book open next to me
> as I write it.
>
This sounds like the direction I'll start in. As was said in another
message, the trick is understanding both PerlIO and Win32 and understanding
how to make them play nice all at the same time...
Thanks to all for your suggestions and condolences.
We'll keep you posted on the progess...both of coding and of insanity.
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