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On 11/17/24 2:59 AM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
> On Sun, 17 Nov 2024 01:05:20 -0500, 186282@ud0s4.net wrote:
> 
>> On 11/17/24 12:30 AM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
>>> On Sat, 16 Nov 2024 23:59:41 -0500, 186282@ud0s4.net wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 11/16/24 5:31 AM, Richard Kettlewell wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> “Temporary files the parent can access” is not a good model for a
>>>>> couple of reasons:
>>>>>
>>>>> * The semantics are different. Bytes read from a regular file are
>>>>>    still there to be read again if you rewind the file; bytes read
>>>>>    from a pipe are gone. Empty/full files behave differently to
>>>>>    empty/full pipes.
>>>>>
>>>>> * Temporary regular files can already be accessed by other processes
>>>>> by name, by file descriptor inheritance, or file descriptor passing.
>>>>
>>>> Didn't say temp disk files were necessarily SUPERIOR, just that they
>>>> CAN do most of the stuff pipes are used for and in an easier
>>>> user/code-friendly fashion.
>>>
>>> Not really, no.
>>>
>>>> SIZE is almost unlimited too.
>>>
>>> That is another reason they don’t work.
>>
>> It's a block of info, just by one means over another.
> 
> You’re forgetting the sequencing and synchronization aspects.


   What ? Can't figure that out ?  :-)

   Anyway, again as said, I agree that pipes ARE
   generally much better for these sorts of
   purposes.

   You seem to be making a war here where none
   actually exists.