Re: [boost] [shmem] Some proposals for open issues from the review

"Peter Dimov" <pdimov@mmltd.net> writes:

Rene Rivera wrote:

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Peter Dimov wrote:

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Ion Gaztañaga wrote:

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for example), I'm proposing the Boost.IPC or Boost.InterProcess name (boost::ipc or boost::interprocess namespace).

I like IPC.

I don't like IPC, because the library is not just for communications. "InterProcess" seems like the most descriptive.

IPC > InterProcess, even for a library that is not just for communications. It's a better name, not necessarily a better description, just like Shmem is a better name than shared_memory.

Shptr<T> x(new T) ?? ;-) Seriously, why is "Shmem" better than "shared_memory?" -- Dave Abrahams Boost Consulting www.boost-consulting.com