Francois PIETTE wrote: >>Thanks for the pointer. Im guessing the API for the Delphi and Kylix >>versions are the same so all we need to do is have the different ICS >>libary on each platform to successfully compile without changing source >>code. >> >> > >That was the goal of my Kylix port. Still there are differences mostly >because of the message pump. Kylix message pump in the GUI is way too slow >for efficient network I/O. Better use ICS/Kylix message pump. And since >ICS/Kylix use threads, there are differences in the way events are handled. > > Is it just the TCP Server that needs a different set of code per OS to be cross platform, well I guess its not even the TCP Server but the sockets - the actual getting of packets on a port - where the code branching occurs? The TCP and HTTP parts are parsers right? And therefore can easily be cross platform...
> > >>Can you recommend any reading material >>related to threaded/non-threaded >>verus blocking/nonblocing ports and sockets? >> >> > >There is an article in the wiki: http://wiki.overbyte.be. >Still under construction. > > The WebServer page on Wikipedia has some good info on this as well. >-- >Contribute to the SSL Effort. Visit http://www.overbyte.be/eng/ssl.html >-- >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >http://www.overbyte.be > > > > -- To unsubscribe or change your settings for TWSocket mailing list please goto http://www.elists.org/mailman/listinfo/twsocket Visit our website at http://www.overbyte.be
