Re: server vs not server

2016-01-20 Thread Mike Kerner
I have a pile of OS's running, here, for all sorts of reasons. Yes, I could, and have, deploy (and develop) on one of several linux boxes that I have running you-name-it with whatever desktop environment is on that box. In some cases, there are issues where some other piece of gear is OS limited t

Re: server vs not server

2016-01-20 Thread Richard Gaskin
Mike Kerner wrote: > I have a bunch of stacks that run, constantly, doing a variety of > things. > Some are even run as daemons by other processes. So, I suppose they > could run in server, but I'm still unclear as to why I would choose > to do that. LC Server is a great tool for mixing LiveCode

Re: server vs not server

2016-01-20 Thread Roger Eller
Mike, I like not having to leave a session logged in just to run a daemon, or a LC instance. If there is a power failure, my server reboots, and scripts are available. Otherwise, after a power failure, I have to log in and start the daemons. It is speedy, but for my applications (in-house), wha

Re: server vs not server

2016-01-20 Thread Mike Kerner
Roger, But why do it in server instead of just having another instance of LC running, sitting off in its own space? Since you don't have a message box, any output is going to require email, push, or writing to a file. Is Server just a beast for speed? You can't possibly save enough memory from a

Re: server vs not server

2016-01-20 Thread Roger Eller
Hey Mike, Most daemons I have built with LC will poll a folder at a set time interval, and act accordingly dependent upon what it finds in the folder. A polling interval set too short can make the server slower. Setting it too long makes the users complain about waiting 30 seconds or a minute. Us

server vs not server

2016-01-20 Thread Mike Kerner
I have a bunch of stacks that run, constantly, doing a variety of things. Some are even run as daemons by other processes. So, I suppose they could run in server, but I'm still unclear as to why I would choose to do that. -- On the first day, God created the heavens and the Earth On the second d