Orca does not speak

[Linux for blind general discussion]

Yes, I am eagerly awaiting said batch of updates, Didier. <grin>

Devin Prater

> On Jan 15, 2019, at 12:21 PM, Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list at redhat.com> wrote:
> 
> I think that we disagree because we are not speaking of the same thing.
> 
> When I write "replace orca" I mean: replace an instance of the orca
> application living in RAM.
> 
> When you write "restart orca" you mean: restart orca, application
> usually stored on a mass storage device.
> 
> To illustrate the difference: you can have two instances of orca
> running at the same time (one for Janina, one for Didier), but you
> have only one Orca installed in your system.
> 
> This being said, I'd better spend my time preparing the next big
> batch of updates for Slit than arguing here, even more so as it's
> up to Joanie, not me, to decide of the option's name <smile>
> 
> Best,
> 
> Didier
> 
> On 15/01/2019 18:55, Linux for blind general discussion wrote:
>> OK, one more nit on this argument ...
>> 
>> Linux for blind general discussion writes:
>>> Typing "orca -r", you kill this process (i.e., you remove it from
>>> the RAM), and you replace it with a new one.
>>> 
>> The reason this is flawed is that there is no longer a Orca running once
>> the pid has been killed. Restarting Orca involves assigning a new pid to
>> it for inter-process communications. But, that's not a replacement, it's
>> an application restart that necessarily includes acquiring a process id.
>> 
>> Now, if you could magically give Orca a new pid without killing the app,
>> then perhaps replace might be appropriate.
>> 
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