Re: Guile: passing a file descriptor

2014-10-11 Thread Marko Rauhamaa
Mark H Weaver : > Marko Rauhamaa writes: > >> A PF_UNIX socket can be used to pass an open file descriptor between >> processes. However, the relevant control message seems to be missing >> in Guile's POSIX facilities (send only accepts a data message). > > Indeed, we lack that functionality in c

Re: Guile: passing a file descriptor

2014-10-11 Thread Mark H Weaver
Marko Rauhamaa writes: > A PF_UNIX socket can be used to pass an open file descriptor between > processes. However, the relevant control message seems to be missing in > Guile's POSIX facilities (send only accepts a data message). Indeed, we lack that functionality in core Guile. > Am I mistake

Guile: passing a file descriptor

2014-10-11 Thread Marko Rauhamaa
A PF_UNIX socket can be used to pass an open file descriptor between processes. However, the relevant control message seems to be missing in Guile's POSIX facilities (send only accepts a data message). Am I mistaken, and are there any plans to add control message support to Guile's library? Mar