> On Aug 6, 2018, at 8:05 AM, Paul Dupuis via use-livecode > <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > On 8/5/2018 11:29 PM, Stephen MacLean via use-livecode wrote: >> @ Paul, they are different, based upon the type of build that needs to >> happen for the source that is being looked at. The code has one handler name >> that is the same (The init code in the builder), but after that the code is >> different. > > Some where, you have a conditional or switch statements to decide what > library to load based on the "source". File I/O is always slower than > most anything else in a computer these days. So if you load all the > libraries and use the switch/if/etc. to just change what library > routines are called based on the "source" rather than change what is > read from disk, you will reduce any (if there are any) memory leaks > issues and speed up your work. It's up to you as I, of course, have no > idea what your code looks like or even what you're doing. > > I get the impression that each library has many routines that have the > same name (as in other libraries) but do different things. It may be > more effort that any performance gain is worth to have to rename all > those routines and adjust code so they can be all loaded at once.
You are correct, same name, but do different things. Each has routines that are self-contained, and only rely on core functions that are at the main stack level. I’ve read that there is something like a 50 stack limit that can be loaded at one time, which is why I initially went this way. Do you know if that is still the case? > > Ultimately, the best way to determine if your approach to loading and > unloading libraries in volume is to construct a quality assurance test - > get or generate a while pile of "sources" and run them through on a test > system and see what happens. > In this process now and hoping to see good results with the way it is, but always looking to improve. Thx! Steve _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
