[PD] pd~ in windows

[Miller Puckette]

There's already code in s_inter.c dating from 1997-ish that does the windows
version of a fork/exec so I really just have to go back and try to relearn
it :)

And now that there's reactOS (W2K compatible open source OS) I don't see any
reason to hesitate supporting windows-ish stuff.  These days it looks as if
Apple is the new Microsoft.

cheers
Miller

On Sun, Jun 16, 2013 at 12:39:31PM -0700, Jonathan Wilkes wrote:
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>  >From: Miller Puckette <msp at ucsd.edu>
> >To: Jonathan Wilkes <jancsika at yahoo.com> 
> >Cc: pdlist <pd-list at iem.at> 
> >Sent: Sunday, June 16, 2013 12:56 PM
> >Subject: Re: [PD] pd~ in windows
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> >Looking at this now.  I notice that _pipe in windows even allows you to
> specify buffer size which linux and MacOS don't.  It might be a major
> advantage.
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> >OTOH the major hassle is figuring out how to create and manage the sub-process
> in Windows which has no wait() function.  I fear people finding dozens of
> marauding pd processes running around.
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> Hm, I didn't look at that part at all.  Since you're looking at this I'll revisit the
> topic later tonight and see if there are any other hints out there in the intersphere.
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> Short digression-- after writing the Flext mingw build tutorial I've become much
> more understanding of Sevy's approach of actively not supporting Windows.  I
> don't agree with it, as I think so much of Pd already runs adequately on Windows
> to warrant pd~, too, in order to offer free software to as many users as possible.
> But his was certainly a valid, compelling, and time-saving approach. :)
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> -Jonathan
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> >cheers
> Miller